Dry Bhel | sukha bhel | mumbai street food

Dry bhel is a type of chat available in India .It is very tasty & easy to make snack  especially if you have vegies chopped in advance.Difference between normal Oli (wet) bhel & dry version is that dry bhel doesnt contain any chutneys .The taste of chutneys is substituted with chopped raw mangoes ,cilantro,chopped tomatoes,chilli powder,sugar & chat masala & lime juice.
Mu mom used to make this bhel as a breakfast on sundays .

It is a good option  for sudden hunger pangs.normally you will get this  in chat bhandars  or  noisy railway platform or a quiet roadside. This dry, non-messy variation of bhel can be stuffed in as a quick meal  or a good option for your kids tiffin even as you rush to work.

 You may add veggies like tomatoes etc carrots ,sprouts ,corn  if you wish to make it an even more enjoyable and healthy

 Ingredients
3 cups puffed rice (kurmura/murmura)
1 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup boiled , peeled and chopped potatoes
2-3 green chillies chopped
2 tomato chopped
1/4 cup nylon yellow sev ( i had used MTR ompudi)
6 to 8 papadis or sev puri puris crushed
4 tsp namkeen /mixed farsan (optional)
4 tsp roasted peanuts
4 tsp roasted chana
4 tbsp sukha teekha chutney (optional)
3/4 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp chaat masala
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt to taste
2 tbsp finelychopped raw mangoes
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
Garnish
1/2 cup nylon sev
4 tsp chopped coriander (dhania)



For Serving
4 papadi (sev puri puris)

Method:

1.Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.



2.Place equal portions of bhel on 4 plates and garnish each plate with 2 tbsp of sev and 1 tsp of coriander. Serve immediately with papadis.

VARIATION

1.Add 1 tsp of oil & roast puffed rice for 4-5 minutes .This makes bhel crisp.
2.You can even add sukha teekha chuney made by grinding roasted chana dal, 2-3 green chillies,handful of pudina & coriander leaves,chopped garlic,lemon juice & chat masala.
3. Adjust spice & sour flavours as per your taste

Ingredients for  Into Sukha Teekha Chutney
1 1/2 tbsp roasted chana dal (daria) dal
1 tbsp puffed rice (kurmura)
2 to 3 green chillies , roughly chopped
1 cup chopped mint leaves (phudina) leaves
1/4 cup chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tsp lemon juice
 a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
 a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
 salt to taste