Bhel Puri Recipe

Ingredients

• 250 gms. potatoes
• ½ cup of diced tomato
• 2-3 onions sliced (rough form)
• 1 cup of boondi (see note) or besan pakoray
• 1 cup of pre-boiled chick peas
• 1-2 green chilies - chopped.
• ½ cup of chopped fresh coriander (Dhaniya) leaves.
• Papri (chips made of dough)
• cornflakes
• Salt according to taste
• 2 cup plain rice pops crispy (murmuray)
• 1-2 cup Sweet Imli chutney
• 1 kg. Yogurt whipped
• Chaat masala as required

How to make Bhel Puri

1. Boil potatoes till soft, peel and dice. In a bowl combine the potato, tomato, sliced onion, fresh dhaniya, green chilies, and boondi and chick peas.
2. Keep the chutney and yogurt in separate bowls to be added according to taste.
3. In another bowl combine the papri and rice crispies.
4. You can also add a handful of plain corn flakes to make it crunchier.
5. To serve, in a plate add the vegetable mixture.
6. Top it with the dry ingredients mixture.
7. Add yogurt, chutney, salt and chat masala according to taste. NOTE: - to make the boondi mix about 3-4 table spoons of besan powder with water to make a paste which is neither too fluid nor too viscous.
8. Add a dash of baking powder and keep aside for 10-15 minutes.
9. Then heat oil for deep frying and when hot take a teaspoon and drop blobs of the besan mixture to form little balls.
10. Remove as soon as they turn golden brown and put into a bowl of water.
11. In a couple of minutes they will become soft.
12. Remove from the water and squeeze out the excess water with your hand.

Notes