Masala Bhel Recipe/ Spicy Puffed Rice – Easy Snack
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The great variety and uniqueness found in Indian cuisine is
one of the matter which has to be proud off. Again the same food item is prepared
in different ways region wise which is a complete different taste.
Three meals a day is a common worldwide livelihood but the
snack time with a menu list sticks only to our country. One such snack
time/fast food is the puffed rice/bhel. It is a street food in every part of
our country prepared in many different styles and named differently. The famous
local name in south of Karnataka (udupi and Mangalore) is charmuri being one of
fast selling fast food. Dry bhel along with crispy items or the wet one with
chutney’s, it is also served along with fried puris or papdis.
Ingredients:
Two cups Puffed Rice
Tomato
Carrot
Potato
Coriander leaves
Raw Mango
Lemon
ginger
Roasted pea nuts
Roasted chickpeas
Roasted cashews
Chilli powder
Oil
Sev (ordinary or masala)
For seasoning: urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds , oil
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Procedure:
Boil a medium sized potato.
Finely chop tomatoes and coriander leaves, grate carrots,
boiled potato and ginger. 2 spoons of grated raw mango is a mandatory ingredient
without which the snack tastes quite boring. But since the mango season is yet
to begin I had to skip itL.
You can even go for dry mango powder in such cases.
In an small pan heat oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal and
cumin seeds. Roast chickpeas, cashews and peanuts in the same pan after the
mustard seeds start to splitter.
Take a deep vessel; add two spoons of coconut oil, salt, chilli
powder and all the chopped and grated vegetables. Add the seasoned ingredients and
stir them continuously till they blend well. Squeeze a lemon juice to join the
taste of tanginess and mix them together.
To this spicy mixture add the puffed rice and swirl the
whole mixture.
Serve immediately with a garnish of sev.
This the best time pass snack served to kids and adults with
a hot cup of coffee. Remember you cannot wait for long once it is prepared as
the puffed rice gets softened and loses its crispiness. The true fact is no one
ever dreams of waiting once the masala bhel is preparedJ.
There is no restriction in the ingredients you use; it’s all
about your favourite condiments. You can add chaat masala powder, any spicy chutney
(mint leaves chutney), tamarind extracts, more or less of spice, finely chopped onions, sprouted green
grams, crispy papdis and everything which makes your tongue happy.
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