If you are craving for some at home, celebrity chef and MasterChef India judge Ranveer Brar has an easy Mumbai bhel puri recipe that can be whipped up in just 45 minutes. A bhel puri is a street snack that needs no introduction. The detailed steps to prepare the classic snack are presented as follows.
2 tbsp tamarind, soaked
1½ cup water
1 dry red chilli, deseeded and soaked
4 tbsp jaggery
6-8 dates, seedless
Salt to taste
¼ tsp asafoetida (hing)
15-20 byadgi dry red chillies, soaked and deseeded
12-15 cloves garlic
2 tbsp peanut oil (optional)
1 small bunch coriander leaves
Salt to taste
2 fresh green chillies
A few mint leaves
¼ cup roasted brown chana
2 cups puffed rice, lightly roasted
4 tbsp peanut
⅓ cup fried masala dal
⅓ cup chana jor garam
1 cup Mumbai bhel minutes
1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
½ medium onion, chopped
½ medium tomato, chopped
½ medium potatoes, boiled and chopped
1 fresh green chilli, chopped
½ tsp degi red chilli powder
¼ tsp dried mango powder
½ small lemon juice
1 tbsp dry green chutney
1 tbsp sev
2-3 fried puri
1 cup Mumbai bhel mixture
1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
½ medium onion, chopped
½ medium tomato, chopped
½ medium potatoes, boiled and chopped
1 fresh green chilli, chopped
½ tsp degi red chilli powder
¼ tsp dried mango powder
½ small lemon juice
1 tbsp dry green chutney
1 tsp garlic chilli chutney
2-3 tbsp tamarind chutney
2 tbsp sev
2-3 fried puri
In a pan, add strained tamarind pulp, water, dry red chilli, jaggery, dates, salt, asafoetida (hing) and boil it for 15 to 20 minutes on medium heat.
Once boiled, blend it properly using a hand blender and keep it aside for further use.
In a grinder jar, add soaked byadgi dry red chillies, garlic, and peanut oil (optional), and grind into a fine paste.
Keep aside for further use.
In a grinder jar, add coriander leaves, green chillies, salt, a few mint leaves, roasted brown chana, and grind it into a fine powder.
Keep aside for further use.
In a bowl, add puffed rice, peanuts, fried masala dal, chana jor garam and mix everything properly and keep aside for further use.
In a bowl, add Mumbai bhel mixture, coriander leaves, onion, tomato, potato, green chilli, degi red chilli powder, dry mango powder, lemon juice, dry green chutney and mix everything properly.
Now put it in a paper cone and garnish with sev and fried puri.
In a bowl, add Mumbai bhel mixture, coriander leaves, onion, tomato, potato, green chilli, degi red chilli powder, dry mango powder, lemon juice, dry green chutney, garlic chilli chutney, tamarind chutney and mix everything properly.
Now put it in a bowl and garnish with sev and fried puri.
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