Bhel or Girmitt

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

Home made Bhel!! It is safe and tasty and you can have as much as want to. I love chaat but always get scared of eating outside as I am not sure about the water they use to make the chutneys, the oil to fry the puris, the vegetables used, whether properly cleaned or not!! With so many doubts, I can not enjoy my chaat plate!! Yes!! I will have if the shop looks clean, hygenic!

I was not like this during my college days or when I was working before the marriage. Twice a week I used to go with my friends and collegues to chaat corners on road side to enjoy each bite from all the varieties. Be it Pani Puri, Bhel Puri, Dahi Puri, Sev Puri.

But, it all changed after I went to UAE. After staying there for many years, I lost the touch with road side chaat and now I can not have it!!

Now a days, I prefer to prepare chaats at home. My daughter loves Pani puri and Bhel Puri. I get puri from one of my neighbor who makes these at home. And all other things I make at home. 

Today I am giving the recipe of Bhel Puri.

Ingredients we need :

Bhel or kurmura - 1 big bowl or 4 cups

Onion - 1 chopped finely

Tomato - 1 chopped finely

Cucumber - 1 cut into fine cubes

Carrot - 1 small, grated(optional)

Fresh coriander - handful, chopped finely

Salt to taste

Raw Mango - 1/4 cut into fine cubes(optional)

Ready Sev or mixture, thick one (you get it in sweet mart)

Fried peanuts - 2 tbsp (optional)

Tamarind chutney - 2 tbsp

Green chutney - 2 tbsp(Pudina, Fresh coriander, green chilly and salt)

Dalia powder - 1 tbsp for each plate.

If you don't have tamarind chutney and green chutney:

skip the tamarind chutney, soak tamarind in hot water for 15 minutes. Take out the pulp, boil it with little red chilly powder and salt. Use it as a Tamarind chutney.

Instead of Green chutney: take 2 green chilly,fresh coriander,  little salt and cumin seeds, make it into paste.

Method:

To make one plate :

1. Take a round deep vessel,
2. Go on adding one by one :
3. green chilly paste 1 tsp
4. Tamarind chutney 1 tsp
5. Dalia powder  1 tsp
6. Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
7. Salt to taste 
8. Mix well.
9. Add 1 big cup of bhel, all other ingredients except fried peanuts and ready Sev. Mix well.
10. Add  the peanuts, Sev. 
11. Serve immediately .

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Keep Smiling,