Bhel Puri
puffed rice tossed with onion, tomato, chutneys and sev, assembled in seconds
Allergens in Bhel Puri: none of the ten listed below.
Ingredients
Quantities for 4.
- 150g puffed rice Murmura
- 1, very finely chopped Onion
- 1, deseeded and finely chopped Tomatodeseeded, or the bhel goes wet
- 150g, boiled and diced small Potatooptional
- 5 tbsp sweet extract Tamarind
- a handful Mint
- a large handful Coriander Leaves
- 2 Green Chilli
- 60g Besanfor sev
- 2 tsp Chaat Masala
- 1 tsp Black Salt
- 1 Lemon
- 2 tbsp, diced Raw Mangooptional
- 400ml Neutral Oilfor frying the sev
- to taste Salt
Cookware
Checked against the ingredient list for ten allergens: milk, egg, fish, crustaceans, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame, mustard, soy and gluten. Brands vary, so read the label on anything new to you.
Before you start
- Bhel has no cooking. It has assembly, and the entire skill is doing it fast and serving it faster.
- Dry-roast the puffed rice for two minutes before you start. It is almost always slightly stale.
Method
- Dry-roast the murmura in a wide pan over low heat for 2 minutes until it smells toasted. Cool.This is what separates good bhel from cardboard.
- Blend mint, coriander and green chilli with a splash of water into a thick green chutney.
- Push a stiff besan batter through a sev press into hot oil and fry until crisp, or use bought sev.
- Put the murmura in a wide bowl with the onion, tomato, potato and raw mango.
- Add both chutneys, the chaat masala, black salt and lemon juice, and toss hard for 10 seconds.Ten seconds. Longer and the puffed rice starts to soften.
- Top with sev and coriander and serve immediately, in paper cones if you have them.
Storage
Cannot be stored once mixed; it is soggy within two minutes. Keep the components separate and assemble to order.
Nutrition Medium estimate
One serving of Bhel Puri (195 g) is about 430 calories, or 221 calories per 100 g.
Low protein: 8 g a serving, 7% of the calories
| Per serving195 g | Per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 430 kcal | 221 kcal |
| Protein | 7.8 g | 4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 66.4 g | 34 g |
| of which sugars | 12.4 g | 6 g |
| Fibre | 5.5 g | 3 g |
| Fat | 15.4 g | 8 g |
| of which saturated | 1.7 g | 1 g |
| of which unsaturated | 12.7 g | 6 g |
Ingredients given to taste count as zero, so the real figures run a little higher. Nearest database match used for black salt, chaat masala, murmura. Estimated from raw ingredients using USDA FoodData Central.
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Times, yields, allergens and nutrition are guidance. Use your own judgement on doneness and on storing. More in About.