Ingredients of Bhel Puri Chaat. Bhel Puri comprises puffed rice as the base, mixed with raw tomato, onion, boiled potatoes, coriander and a mix of dry spices such as mango powder and chilli powder. Tamarind chutney adds that mild sweetish tang and the coriander chutney gives a spicy kick.
More often you will find bhel puri made with just 2 chutneys – sweet tamarind chutney and spicy green chutney. The red chutney is just substituted with red chili powder. But actually it is this pungent red garlic chutney that transforms a normal bhel puri to the best.
This bhel recipe comes together in under 45 minutes with three real quick chutney recipes. Bhel puri is one of the most popular street food recipes from Mumbai which is now available in other parts of India in various avatars. This is a wet bhelpuri recipe where spicy, tangy and sweet chutneys are included.
Bhel puri is a quick & easy snack that can be eaten with just a spoon or scooped onto a papdi (crisp fried dough wafers or flatbread). They are also served in paper cones at many roadside stalls.