bhel puri recipe with step by step photos. bhel puri is a very popular mumbai street food and is very easy to make at home. it is a tasty and chatpata snack made with puffed rice to which many delectable tidbits are added. you will see in the step by step pics below.

broadly classifying there are two types of bhel

1. wet bhel
wet bhel is called as ‘geela bhel’ in hindi. this recipe is for the wet bhel puri where chutneys are added along with onions, tomatoes and boiled potatoes.

2. dry bhel
dry bhel is called as ‘sukha bhel‘ in hindi. in a dry bhel puffed rice is mixed with roasted peanuts, masala chana dal, spice powders, puri and sev. in the dry bhel you simply do not add any liquid chutneys.

three types of chutneys are added in bhel puri

1. sweet tangy chutney
2. green chutney
3. spicy red chutney

in this bhelpuri recipe, i am sharing these three quick chutney recipes. so you don’t have to hunt around to make these chutneys and bhelpuri can be made in less than 45 minutes. the chutneys are very easy to make and do not take much time.

apart from the three chutneys, puri or papdi and sev are also added. you make the puri and sev at home or buy from the market. i have here used baked papdi which i made at home.

some people prefer bhel puri with chutneys and some without it. bhel is eaten with papdi or crispy fried poori. at least this is how i have them at home. but you can even have them with a spoon 🙂

there is no english translation of bhelpuri for my international readers. all i can tell you is that bhelpuri is one of the popular street food recipes from mumbai which is now available in other parts of india as well in various avatars. another similar recipe is jhal muri from kolkata and churumuri from karnataka.

how to make bhel puri

1. cooking potatoes – boil 1 large potato or 2 medium sized potatoes in a 2 litre pressure cooker or in a pan with enough water. if using a pressure cooker, then add water just about covering the potatoes. add ¼ teaspoon salt and pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles. once the pressure settles down in the cooker, remove the water and place the potatoes in a bowl. let them cool or become warm. i was making some other snack as well, so i cooked more potatoes.

making green chutney 

2. rinse and roughly chop ½ cup fresh coriander leaves (or ¼ cup mint leaves + ¼ cup coriander leaves). add the coriander leaves in a small grinder jar. also add ½ inch ginger (peeled and roughly chopped), 1 to 2 green chillies and ¼ teaspoon salt.

3. add ½ teaspoon lemon juice.

4. add 2 to 3 tablespoons water or add as required and grind to a smooth chutney. avoid making green chutney thin. remove green chutney in a bowl and keep aside.

making spicy chutney

5. peel 16 to 18 medium to large sized garlic cloves. rinse them and add in the same grinder jar. also add 2 teaspoons kashmiri red chili powder and ¼ teaspoon salt.

6. add 2 to 3 tablespoons water or add as required and grind to a smooth consistency. remove red chutney in a bowl and keep aside.

making sweet-sour chutney

7. in a small pan take 3 tablespoons jaggery, 3 teaspoons amchur powder (dry mango powder), ¼ teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder, ¼ teaspoon roasted cumin powder, 1 to 2 pinches dry ginger powder (optional) and 1 to 2 pinches black salt.

8. add 3 tablespoons water.

9. mix very well.

10. keep this pan on the stovetop and heat on a low flame.

11. let the mixture gently heat on a low flame.

12. when the mixture comes to a boil and thickens slightly, then switch off the flame. keep aside. check the taste and if required you can add more jaggery or mango powder if required.

13. peel and chop the potatoes. finely chop 1 small to medium-sized onion and 1 medium-sized tomato. you can also chop 1 green chilli if you want. chop some coriander leaves too.

making bhel puri

14. take 2 cups puffed rice (murmura, pori, mandakki) in a pan. on a low flame stirring often dry roast the puffed rice.

15. roast the puffed rice for 2 to 3 minutes till they become crisp. you don’t need to brown them. let the puffed rice cool at room temperature.

16. assemble everything before you begin. keep the chutneys in a bowl. these chutneys stay well for about a week in the fridge. so you can keep the leftovers in the fridge.

17. in a bowl now take the chopped boiled potatoes, onions and tomatoes. you can also add some boiled moong beans or steamed moong bean sprouts at this step.

18. add sweet chutney, green chutney and red chutney. you can add the quantity of chutneys as per the taste you want in a bhel puri. thus for a spicy bhel puri, add more of the red chutney and green chutney. for a sweet taste add more of the sweet chutney. so add accordingly.

19. add ½ to 1 teaspoon chaat masala and ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder. also, add some black salt as per taste. if you do not have black salt, then use pink salt, rock salt or white salt.

20. drizzle ½ to 1 teaspoon lemon juice or add as per taste.

21. mix very well.

22. now add 1 tablespoon masala chana (optional) and 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts (optional). at this step, you can also add some crushed puri or papdi.

23. add puffed rice.

24. add ¼ cup sev (fried gram flour vermicelli).

25. with a spoon, just swirl the whole mixture together well and be quick.

26. serve bhel puri immediately in individual bowls or plates. top up with some sev, puri or papdi and more coriander leaves if you want. if you don’t serve bhelpuri immediately then it will become soggy and you won’t enjoy it. so be quick in serving.

tips for making bhel puri

1. bhel puri has to be served as soon as it is made and immediately. serving even after a couple of minutes will make the whole bhel puri mixture soggy and you won’t enjoy it.
2. keep all the ingredients ready before you start mixing everything for making bhel puri.
3. the puffed rice should be crisp. if not crisp then roast them for some minutes in a pan on a low flame till they become crisp.
4. you can even add grated vegetables like carrots and beetroot.
5.  when raw mangoes are in season then you can even add them. addition of raw mangoes gives a very nice tangy taste and crunch.
6. spice powders and the chutneys can be adjusted as per your taste buds. you can make chutney at home or even use readymade ones. best to use homemade chutneys as you can make them as per your taste and they are fresher.

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• pani puri
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bhel puri

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bhelpuri is a crispy, sweet, tangy, spicy mixture of many edibles. bhel puri is mainly made with puffed rice mixed with onions, tomatoes, assorted chutneys etc. this bhel puri is easy to make and includes quick recipes for the 3 chutneys that are added in a bhel puri. 

Author:Dassana Amit

Prep Time:15 mins

Cook Time:15 mins

Total Time:30 mins

Course:snacks

Cuisine:indian street food

Servings (change the number to scale):3

(1 CUP = 250 ML)

INGREDIENTS

for cooking potato

• 1 large boiled potato or 2 medium sized potatoes
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• water as required

for sweet sour chutney

• 3 tablespoons jaggery
• 3 teaspoons amchur powder (dry mango powder)
• ¼ teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
• 1 to 2 pinches dry ginger powder – optional
• 1 to 2 pinches black salt
• 3 tablespoons water

for spicy chutney

• 16 to 18 medium to large sized garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons kashmiri red chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 to 3 tablespoons water or add as required for grinding

for green chutney

• ½ cup fresh coriander leaves OR ¼ cup mint leaves + ¼ cup coriander leaves
• ½ inch ginger - roughly chopped
• 1 to 2 green chillies
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 to 3 tablespoons water or add as required

other ingredients

• 2 cups puffed rice – murmura, mandakki, pori
• 1 tablespoon masala chana – optional
• 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts – optional
• ½ cup boiled moong beans or boiled moong bean sprouts – optional
• ½ to 1 teaspoon lemon juice or add as required
• ¼ cup sev
• ½ to 1 teaspoon chaat masala
• ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
• 5 to 6 puri or papdi, broken in pieces – optional
• black salt as required

for garnishing

• 2 to 3 tablespoons sev
• a few chopped coriander leaves

  (cilantro leaves)

• 2 to 3 puri or papdi

INSTRUCTIONS

preparation

• cooking potatoes - boil 1 large potato or 2 medium sized potatoes in a 2 litre pressure cooker or in a pan with enough water. 
• if using a pressure cooker, then add water just about covering the potatoes. add ¼ teaspoon salt and pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles. once the pressure settles down in the cooker, remove the water and place the potatoes in a bowl. 
• let them cool or become warm.

making green chutney

• rinse and roughly chop ½ cup fresh coriander leaves (or ¼ cup mint leaves + ¼ cup coriander leaves). 
• add the coriander leaves in a small grinder jar. also add ½ inch ginger (peeled and roughly chopped), 1 to 2 green chillies and ¼ teaspoon salt.
• add ½ teaspoon lemon juice.
• add 2 to 3 tablespoons water or add as required and grind to a smooth chutney. avoid making green chutney thin. remove green chutney in a bowl and keep aside.

making spicy chutney

• peel 16 to 18 medium to large sized garlic cloves. rinse them and add in the same grinder jar. 
• also add 2 teaspoons kashmiri red chili powder and ¼ teaspoon salt.
• add 2 to 3 tablespoons water or add as required and grind to a smooth consistency. remove red chutney in a bowl and keep aside.

making sweet-sour chutney

• in a small pan take 3 tablespoons jaggery, 3 teaspoons amchur powder (dry mango powder), ¼ teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder, ¼ teaspoon roasted cumin powder, 1 to 2 pinches dry ginger powder (optional) and 1 to 2 pinches black salt.
• add 3 tablespoons water. mix very well.
• keep this pan on the stove top and heat on a low flame.
• let the mixture gently heat. when the mixture comes to a boil and thickens slightly, then switch off the flame. keep aside. check the taste and if required you can add some more jaggery or mango powder if required

making bhel puri

• peel and chop the potatoes. finely chop 1 small to medium sized onion and 1 medium sized tomato. you can also chop 1 green chilli if you want. chop some coriander leaves too.
• take 2 cups puffed rice (murmura) in a pan. on a low flame stirring often dry roast the puffed rice.
• roast the puffed rice for 2 to 3 minutes they become crisp. you don’t need to brown them. let the puffed rice cool at room temperature.
• assemble everything before you begin. keep the chutneys in a bowl. these chutneys stay well for about a week in the fridge. so you can keep the leftovers in the fridge.
• in a bowl now take the chopped boiled potatoes, onions and tomatoes. you can also add some boiled moong beans or steamed moong bean sprouts at this step.
• add sweet chutney, green chutney and red chutney. you can add the amount of chutneys as per the taste you want in a bhel puri. so for a spicy bhel puri, add more of red chutney and green chutney. for a sweet taste add more of the sweet chutney. so add accordingly.
• add ½ to 1 teaspoon chaat masala and ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder. also add some black salt as per taste. if you do not have black salt, then use pink salt, rock salt or white salt.
• drizzle ½ to 1 teaspoon lemon juice or add as per taste. mix very well.
• now add 1 tablespoon masala chana (optional) and 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts. at this step you can also add some crushed puri or papdi. 
• add the puffed rice. add ¼ cup sev (fried gram flour vermicelli).
• with a spoon, just swirl the whole bhelpuri mixture together well and be quick.
• serve bhel puri immediately in individual bowls or plates. top up with some sev and more coriander leaves if you want. if you don’t serve bhelpuri immediately then it will become soggy and you won’t enjoy it. so be quick in serving.

NOTES

• the salt, chutneys and spice powders in the bhel puri can be adjusted as per your liking. you can use readymade chutneys too.
• if you don't have onions, then too you can make the bhel without onions.

NUTRITION INFO (approximate values)

Nutrition Facts

bhel puri

Amount Per Serving

Calories 153 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Sodium 654mg28%

Potassium 83mg2%

Carbohydrates 27g9%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 14g16%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 625IU13%

Vitamin C 1.1mg1%

Calcium 12mg1%

Iron 3.8mg21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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