Bhel Puri: 3-Min Recipe

Chef Hiralal, of the former Mumbai Khau Galli restaurant, on how to put together runaway-popular Mumbai's Bhel Puri. With 188 calories per a 1-cup serving it is a preferred snack.

Ingredients

• 3 cups kurmura or puffed rice
• 2 medium potatoes, boiled, mashed
• 1 onion, chopped

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• 1 tomato, chopped
• 4-5 puris
• 2-3 tbsp green mint chutney

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• 2-3 tbsp tamarind-date chutney
• 2 tsp chaat masala
• 2 tsp garlic paste

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• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 cup sev
• ½ cup chopped fresh green dhania or coriander leaves or cilantro

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• 3-4 tbsp chopped kairi or raw mangoes
• ½ cup fried chana dal
• Salt to taste, about 1 tsp

Method

• In a bowl, toss and mix the puffed rice, potatoes, onions, tomato, crushed puris, green mint chutney, tamarind-date chutney, chaat masala, garlic paste, lemon juice and mix well.
• Garnish with the chopped raw mangoes, green coriander and sev and serve; Serves 2-3.

Tips
Bhel Puri can have numerous additional chatpata ingredients.
Consider adding a handful roasted peanuts, 3-4 tbsp pomegranate seed pods/arils, a few tsp red garlic chutney, chopped green chillies, dash kala namak.