Chatpati Bhel
Bhel is a popular Street food in India. It is a perfect snack with sweet, tangy and spicy flavors to be relished by both adults and kids. It's one of my family favorite snack. A perfect blend of amazing flavors and colors.
Ingredients
Chatpati Tamarind/Imli Chutney
- 3/4 cup Tamarind/Imli
- 4 cups Water warm
- 1&1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 pinch Black Salt
- 2 tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1/3 cup Jaggery roughly chopped
- 2 Pitted Dates large
For Bhel
- 4 cups Puffed Rice/Murmura
- 1 large Tomato chopped
- 1 medium Onion chopped
- 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves chopped
- 1/2 tsp Salt or to taste
- 1&1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1/2 cup Sev /Aloo Bhujiya
- 1/2 cup Chips crushed
- 1 tbsp sugar Optional
- Prepared Chutney as desired
Instructions
For Chutney
- To prepare chutney soak tamarind in warm water for 1hr.
- Heat a pan & add soaked tamarind & water. Bring it to a boil.
- Now add Kashmiri Red chilly powder, salt, cumin powder, black salt and sugar. Mix well & cook for 2min.
- Now add Jaggery & Dates. Mix and cook on medium flame stirring occasionally to get the thick desired consistency (8-10min)
- Strain this mixture & store in a clean fry container .Cool this mixture completely. Imli chutney is ready!!
- You can store this in refrigerator up to 2 weeks in an air tight container.
For Bhel
- To make Bhel, In a big bowl add Puffed rice/murmure, Salt, Sugar, Red chilly powder, onion, tomato, chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice, cumin powder, Sev and prepared Tamarind chutney.
- Mix everything together until well combined. Add crushed chips and add more tamarind chutney if needed.
- Once you prepare it, do not keep it for a long time as it will get moist and will not taste good.