bhel puri recipe | bhel poori | bhel puri chaat | bhel recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. a popular savoury street snack recipe made with puffed rice, finely chopped veggies and chaat chutneys. it is generally served as an evening snack with deep fried flat puri’s which also serve the purpose of an edible spoon. there are many variations to this popular bhel recipe, but this post is dedicated to our own mumbai street style version.
i have shared quite a few bhel recipes including the jhalmuri or churumuri recipe, but bhel puri recipe is known for its flavour and taste. the uniqueness of bhel puri chaat recipe lies on the chutney or sauce used in this recipe. specifically, the green chutney and the imli chutney adds a new flavour to this recipe. adding these chutneys not only adds the flavour but also adds a nice texture to the bhel recipe. in other words, it makes the recipe semi-dry or semi-liquid as compared to other murmura recipe which is dry in nature. but because it is semi-liquid, the recipe has to be served immediately once it is prepared. hence the bhel recipe is always prepared on demand by street vendors and is not prepared and stored in advance.
furthermore, i would like to add some tips, suggestions and variations for a perfect bhel puri recipe. firstly, i would heavily recommend using crisp and fresh murmura or any bhel recipe. if you are using not fresh bhel, you can dry roast in a low medium flame for about 5 mins to make a crisp murmura. secondly, i have shared you a medium spice bhel puri recipe which i have controlled by green chutney and red chilli powder. you can lower or increase the spice level by increasing or decreasing either one of them. lastly, adding boiled aloo or potato is optional and you can skip it or replace it with other ingredients like boiled peas, chickpeas and even combination of these.
finally, i request you to check my other indian chaat recipes collection with this post of bhel puri recipe. it includes recipes like pani puri, dahi puri, sev puri, aloo chaat, katori chaat, basket chaat and pav bhaji recipe. in addition, i request you to check my other related popular recipes collection like,
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Ingredients
- 2 cup murmura / puffed rice / churumuri
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- ½ potato / aloo (boiled & cubed)
- 3 papdi (crushed)
- 3 tbsp mixture
- 2 tbsp fried peanuts
- 2 tbsp tomato (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp tamarind chutney / imli chutney
- 2 tbsp green chutney
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp sev
- 1 tsp coriander (finely chopped)
Instructions
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 2 cups murmura. dry roast murmura if they are not crisp.
- add ½ onion, ½ potato, 3 crushed papdi, 3 tbsp mixture and 2 tbsp fried peanuts.
- also add 2 tbsp tomato, ½ tsp chaat masala, ¼ tsp chilli powder and ¼ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure the spices are combined well.
- further add 3 tbsp tamarind chutney, 2 tbsp green chutney and 1 tsp lemon juice.
- mix well without turning murmura soggy.
- add 2 tbsp sev and give a mix.
- finally, enjoy bhel puri topped with few crushed papdi and garnished with onion, coriander.
how to make bhel poori with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 2 cups murmura. dry roast murmura if they are not crisp.
- add ½ onion, ½ potato, 3 crushed papdi, 3 tbsp mixture and 2 tbsp fried peanuts.
- also add 2 tbsp tomato, ½ tsp chaat masala, ¼ tsp chilli powder and ¼ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure the spices are combined well.
- further add 3 tbsp tamarind chutney, 2 tbsp green chutney and 1 tsp lemon juice.
- mix well without turning murmura soggy.
- add 2 tbsp sev and give a mix.
- finally, enjoy bhel puri topped with few crushed papdi and garnished with onion, coriander.
notes:
- firstly, make sure to mix quickly, else the murmura will turn soggy and not be crisp.
- also, adjust the amount of green chutney, depending on the spice level,
- additionally, add a generous amount of fried peanuts for crunchy bites.
- finally, bhel puri recipe tastes great when prepared spicy and crunchy as served in streets of india.