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Jhal Muri | Kolkata's Spicy Puffed Rice
Sneha Paul

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.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Bengali, Indian
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

  1. Microwave puffed rice for a minute.
  2. Add mustard oil and mix well.
  3. Add cumin powder, chaat masala, black salt and red chilli powder. Give it a nice mix.
  4. Then add green peas, tomato, onion, potato, coriander leaves, green chillies and besan papdi. Pour lemon juice and season with salt. Mix them together.
  5. Add besan sev and stir it in. Avoid overmixing.
  6. Serve immediately as it might get soggy.