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Bhel Puri
There are some ingredients which I always keep handy. Among those are two chutneys - a spicy Mint (Pudina) chutney and a sweet sour Dates Tamarind Chutney. When these chutneys are ready, making Bhel Puri for our evening snack is quite easy.

Ingredients:
Puffed Rice/Mamra/Kurmure - 5 cups
Roasted Peanuts/Groundnuts - 2 tbsp
Roasted Chickpeas/Garbanzo beans/Chana - 2 tbsp
Boiled Potato - 1 medium
Raw Mango - 1 small
Onion - 1 medium
Tomato - 1 medium
Chat Masala - 1/4 tsp
Mint Cilantro Chutney (hot) - about 1 tbsp
Dates Tamarind Chutney (sweet sour) - about 1 tbsp
Puri
Shev
Salt

How to make Indian Bhel Puri:
  • Finely chop onion, tomato, mango and peeled boiled potato.
  • In a mixing bowl, add chopped onions, tomatoes, mangoes, potatoes, roasted peanuts, roasted chickpeas, green chutney, sweet sour chutney, salt and chat masala. Mix all the ingredients well. Add puffed rice and mix again.
  • No exact amount or specific ingredients for this recipe.  Skip the veggies you don't like. Add chutneys more or less to suit your taste. 
  • While serving, crack few crisp puris on top. Add shev and serve with a flat puri.
  • For the recipes of green chutney, sweet sour chutney, home made puris click on the links in the ingredients list above.
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  1. Lakshmi ...Rasoi ki Malkin..northern and southern spicesAugust 12, 2010 at 7:15 AM

    Bhelpuri, it looks tasty and a best snack in the evenings.

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  2. Pavithra SrihariAugust 12, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    This is my all time favourite street food ,, you got it right with perfect blend of all ingredients .. looks too good

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  3. aipiAugust 12, 2010 at 7:25 AM

    bhel is looking lovely and tempting:)

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  4. PSAugust 12, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    bhel is my fav chat.. your recipe sounds yummy..

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  5. Sarah NaveenAugust 12, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    Simply delicious..

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  6. PranisKitchenAugust 12, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    evertime favorite snack.

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  7. AkilaAugust 12, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    i love bhelpuri always... my all time favourite... i will take that plate....

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  8. Suman SinghAugust 12, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    simply yummm

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  9. hamaarethoughts.comAugust 12, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    ya..very tempting!!

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  10. KrishnaveniAugust 12, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    looks great, perfect for tea

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  11. Suja ManojAugust 12, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    Looks very tempting..my favorite.

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  12. UnknownAugust 12, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    A scrummy one..feeling like to have it in the evening snack....

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  13. Sushma MallyaAugust 13, 2010 at 2:43 AM

    Quick & easy yet a very delicious chaat..

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  14. kshipraAugust 13, 2010 at 4:31 AM

    My fav street food. gr8 as an evening snack.

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  15. Ms.ChitchatAugust 13, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    An all time favourite. Ur ingredients are perfect and the click looks tempting too.

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  16. PreetiAugust 13, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    Bhel is my all time fav chat ... yum yum yum ... can eat it every single day :)

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  17. DoriAugust 13, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    This is always a favorite snack of mine... Looks sooo tasty :)

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  18. mana kMarch 23, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    Good to see and great to enjoy eating.

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