Bhel Puri
Bhel Puri is the most popular street snack from India that is full of texture and flavor that is completely 100% plant-based! A combination of crispy flower rice, fresh vegetable pieces, thin crackers, and a distinctive sweet and sour spicy sauce seasoning. This dish is very special because it presents a combination of bold, sweet, sour, spicy and savory flavors and various textures; Crispy, soft, and juicy all at once, with no animal ingredients whatsoever. It is delicious eaten immediately after preparation to keep it crispy, suitable as a fresh snack or light meal.
Shared by Salu
Time
15 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
easy
🛒 Ingredients
- 200 grams of puffed rice
- 50 grams of green bean flour sev/crackers
- 50 grams of small Puri/thin crackers
- One boiled potato, diced
- One fresh tomato, diced
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 cucumber, cut into small cubes
- 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts
- 2 tablespoons raisins (optional)
- #sauce and seasoning ingredients;
- 3 tablespoons tamarind sauce
- 2 tablespoons hot green chili sauce
- One teaspoon of roasted cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
- Salt to taste
- Fresh cilantro and chopped mint for sprinkling
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Prepare a large bowl and add the flower rice, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, peanuts, and raisins. Stir gently and evenly.
- 2
Add the tamarind sauce, chili sauce, and all the ground spices. Stir until all the ingredients are evenly coated.
- 3
Finally, add the Puri crackers and sev, stir briefly so that it doesn't get soft.
- 4
Serve immediately, sprinkle with fresh basil leaves to keep it crisp and delicious. Your dish is ready to be enjoyed!