Bhel Puri Chat

This is a simple spicy snack with a light crunch! This is very popular with street vendors in Mumbai, Bhel puri. Every street vendor has his own twist but it doesn’t matter how you make it, two main ingredients remain the same . . . puffed rice (murmura) and fine sev.

Recipe will serve 4 to 6

Ingredients

3 cups puffed rice (murmura, kurmura)
1 cup fine sav (vermicelli-like snack made from gram flour)
1 cup papdi broken in small pieces
1/2 cup of chopped boiled potatoes
1/2 cup of chopped cucumber
1/2 cup of chopped tomatoes remove the seeds
About 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
About 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to your taste)
About 4 tablespoon of hari cilantro chutney
About 4 tablespoon of tamarind chutney
1 tablespoon minced green pepper optional
For Garnish

1/4 cup fine sav
About 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Notes

Puffed rice (murmura) and fine sev you can find in Indian grocery stores. Also papdi you can find with Indian grocers.

Method

In frying pan over medium heat dry roast the puffed rice for 3 to 4 minutes. Let it cool of.
Combine the dry ingredients puffed rice, sav, papdi and salt together mix well. Keep aside till ready to serve.
Mix chopped potatoes, cucumber, tomatoes, cilantro and minced green pepper if like hot and keep aside.
When ready to serve mix dry ingredients and potato mix.
Next add chutneys making sure chutneys should coat the bhel puri mix not soak otherwise dry mix will become soggy.
Garnish with sav and drizzle the lemon juice to taste.
serve immediately,
Tips

Puffed rice (murmura) with time looses some of the crispness by roasting crispness and freshness is back.
Mix bhelpuri just before you’re going to eat it to prevent the puffed rice from getting soggy.