Recipe Description

Another one of popular Mumbai street food mouth-watering chaat.

Ingredients:-

• Kurmura (puffed rice) – 4 cups
• Red onion, chopped  – 1 medium
• Roasted masala chana dal – ¼ cup
• Roasted peanuts – ¼ cup
• Potatoes, boiled, peeled and diced – 2 medium
• Green chiles, chopped  – 2-3 no
• Sev – ½ cup
• Crisp puris, crushed – 8 no
• Salt – to taste
• Green mint and cilantro chutney – 8 tablespoons
• Sweet date and tamarind chutney – 6 tablespoons
• Garlic and red chile chutney – 1 teaspoon
• Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• Chopped fresh cilantro leaves – 2 tablespoons

 

Method:-

1. Place the puffed rice, onion, chana dal, peanuts, potatoes, chiles, half of the sev and toss well.
2. Add four crushed puris and mix. Add salt to taste.
3. Add the green mint and cilantro chutney, sweet date and tamarind chutney and garlic and red chile chutney and mix well.
4. Add lemon juice and mix. Garnish with cilantro leaves and the remaining sev.
5. Serve immediately with remaining puris.

Chef’s tip: Bhelpuri should be served immediately after mixing as otherwise the puffed rice will lose its crunchiness and become soggy and the actual charm of this snack will be lost.