Jhal Muri | Kolkata's Spicy Puffed Rice
Kolkata's Jhal Muri is a simple yet delicious snack. It is served as street food in Bengal. It's the perfect tea time snack for you and your family.
Ingredients
- 3 cups puffed rice
- 3 tbsp mustard oil
- 1 tbsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- 1 tsp black salt
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 cup green peas boiled
- 1 medium-sized tomato finely chopped
- 1 medium-sized onion finely chopped
- 1 medium-sized potato boiled and cut into cubes
- 3 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
- 2-3 green chillies finely chopped
- 2-3 tbsp gram flour or besan papdi
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup gram flour or besan sev
Instructions
- Microwave puffed rice for a minute.
- Add mustard oil and mix well.
- Add cumin powder, chaat masala, black salt and red chilli powder. Give it a nice mix.
- Then add green peas, tomato, onion, potato, coriander leaves, green chillies and besan papdi. Pour lemon juice and season with salt. Mix them together.
- Add besan sev and stir it in. Avoid overmixing.
- Serve immediately as it might get soggy.