Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Bhel Puri - Day 1 of blogging marathon

Happy to be a part of yet another blogging marathon hosted by Srivalli.Last time ,it was fun preparing dishes,picturing and updating it.Its literaly a challenge ,as we had 20 plus bloggers .But this time ,it has been divided into 2 groups.Thanks valli for ur effort.I am going to present u the dishes in the category. "kids friendly",for the next 7 days.Today, I am going to present u my favourite ,from childhood - Bhel puri Chaat.
Bhel puri is a famous chaat item .It is a spicy mixture garnished with green chutney and tamarind chutney.When I am writing this, my childhood memories come flashing all the way.I just go back few years and remember the day,when I was introduced to this chaat accidently.Accidentaly ? yes ,u r reading it right.
   One day when I was studying 8 th or 9 th,we went to a restaurant and about to order some dishes.This bhel puri name fascinated me very much,thinking that ,it is a kind of puri like chole puri.But when the dish arrived ,I started searching for  the puri.Very big dissappoinment.Everyone bursted in laughter and I was literally a fool that day.From that day, it became my favourite dish.Hmm...Yet to introduce to my son.But he loves the sev and other things ,not chutneys.This is again an easy dish,if we have the chutneys handy.


bhel puri

Green chutney and tamarind chutneys are very important component of  bhel puri.Here I am going to give the recipes of green chutney and tamarind chutney first.Then we can see the assembling of ingredients.

Green Chutney   :
1.Cilantro               -             1 cup
2.Mint                     -             1 cup
3.Green chillies      -              1
4.Lemon juice         -              1 tbsp
5.Salt                      -               a pinch
6.Sugar                   -                1/2 tsp

* Grind ingredients from 1 thru 3 in a blender.
* Add all the other ingredients to the grinded mixture and bring it into a chutney consistancy.
* Store it in a container.

Tamarind Chutney:
1.Tamarind juice              -            1 cup
2.Jaggery                          -             1/4 cup
3.Red chilli pwdr             -             1/2 tsp
4.Garam masala                -             1/4 tsp
5.Fennel seeds                  -              1/2 tsp
6.Cumin seeds                   -             1/2 tsp
7.Chaat masala                   -            a pinch

* Boil  the tamarind juice and  reduce it to half in size.
* Roast the fennel seeds and cumin seeds.
* Make it into a fine pwdr.
* Now add the jaggery and  all other dry pwdrs with salt.
* Mix it well and cook it untill it becomes thick.
* Store it in a dry container and refrigerate it .




Ingredients For the Assembling the bhel:
1.Pooris                       -              1/2 cup (broken)
2.Sev                           -               1/2 cup
3.Puffed rice               -                1 cup
4.Mashed Potato         -                1/2 cup
5.Onion                       -                1/2 (chopped)
6.Tomato                    -                 1/2 (chopped)
7.Cilantro                   -                 few
8.Green chutney          -                 2 tbsp or as required
9.Tamarind Chutney   -                  2 tbsp or as required


* Take a mixing  bowl,add all the ingredients .
* Slowly add the green chutney and tamarind chutney.
* Mix it well.
* Garnish with cilantro ,sev and serve on a plate.

Check out my blogging buddies in action...
Champa, Divya, Gayathri Anand, Gayathri Kumar, Monica, Padma Dharmaraj, PJ, Smitha, Srivalli, Usha, Veena Aravind,

Snding this to Champa's Kids Delight - Restaurant Recreation ,started by Srivalli

47 comments:

chef and her kitchen said...

First time here....lovely bhel puri...its my favorite too..

Divya said...

yummy bhel puri...its my favourite ....u made me remember chennai...i miss chennai......looks gr8...happy to follow u....u have wonderful space....

Srivalli said...

Bhel puri is my daughter's all time favorite!..looks great

Lifewithspices said...

Colorful Bhel..

Asiya Omar said...

interesting recipe,good presentation.

Saraswathi Ganeshan said...

looks great Savitha..

Santosh Bangar said...

it is all time favourate nice pic

Rekha shoban said...

colourful chat!!!

Raji said...

WOW the bhel puri is looking delicious... my favourite.

Gayathri Kumar said...

The plate looks so inviting..

Pavani said...

yummy n colourful bhel puri..

Ramya said...

Looks great...my all time fav....i am drooling here:-(

Priya Suresh said...

Yumm, feel like finishing that whole plate rite now..soo tempting bhel puri..

Champa said...

Oh, Bhel puri is one of my favorite chaats. Thanks for the entry.

aipi said...

Yum, yum, yum..love it anytime :)


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Gayathri Anand said...

all time fav. looks yummy ...

Panchpakwan said...

All the best for marathon Savita..
Bhel puri looks so tempting..all time fav.

Usha said...

Lovey bhel puri and love your colorful bowls!

KrithisKitchen said...

Bhel puri is all time favorite... yummy and light..

http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com

Hamaree Rasoi said...

I miss Delhi very much as it's famous for street food...Your bhel looks very tempting

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Suma Gandlur said...

I should say same pinch. I was thinking about this dish if I chose to go with kid friendly dishes.

Chitra said...

yummy one!

Soumya Vineeth said...

Anytime favourite, looks too lovely!

Vimitha Durai said...

Perfect chat recipe and they are not so calorie rich too...

Menaga Sathia said...

yummy chat!!

Priya Sreeram said...

lovely- first of all kudos to your effort in being part of the marathon - i always want to join but somehow lose steam; secondly the chaat looks perfect !

Indian Cuisine Blogroll said...

lovely bhel puri..drooling here....

Unknown said...

Pass me that plate plzzz...looks very yumm and delish
Smitha
Smitha's Spicy Flavors

Soumya said...

mouth watering chaat...my all time fav...yum!

Swathi said...

Bhel puri looks delicious. love it.

Pushpa said...

Can never say no to this mouthwatering snack looks fantastic.

Padma said...

Love bhel puri and this looks mouthwatering. Kids will love them.
Padma
( http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com )

Shanavi said...

Wanna grab that plate and finish within seconds..

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Thats my all time fav....yours look yummy...

Kamakshi Prasanna said...

bhel puri looks mouthwatering....

Suja Manoj said...

Mouthwatering,yummy and colorful.

Torviewtoronto said...

this looks fantastic Savitha
perfect for an evening snack

Vidhya said...

Your Bhel puri is very tempting.

Shama Nagarajan said...

yummy yummy

Plateful said...

That's one tempting dish on display, one of my favorites too!

Padmajha said...

You are tempting me again..Just last marathon I finshed chaat but ur post is making me crave for t again.Looks very very yum, savitha

Plateful said...

Ah, that's one delectable dish on display! My favorite too.

Ila said...

hooo again tempting .. chaat s my fav recipe
looks damn delicious :)

Anonymous said...

found you site over misterwong... but one question do you have twitter or facebook, where i can be connected with you blog...? thanks

Raksha said...

U have a lovely blog with wonderful recipes and pics.

1st time here and following u:

http://rakshaskitchen.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Bhel puri is one of my fav Chat Recipes

muzthedevil said...

Your post is really amazing.
Bhei puri house

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