Jhalmuri - a chatpata snack from the streets of Bengal

Hello everyone, it is Friday today and I am looking forward to a great weekend catching up with friends and shopping. I was craving for something unique and chatpata so decided to try this jhatpat chatpata snack straight from the streets of Bengal. The famous Jhalmuri. Although it seems similar to Suki Bhel from Maharashtra, there are some unique ingredients that sets the tastes of the two items miles apart. 

So here is the recipe that is super simple and incredibly tasty:

Ingredients: 1&1/2 cups puffed murmura/puffed rice or bhel mix, 1/2 tsp grated ginger, 2-3 finely chopped green chillies, 1/4th cup aloo bhujia or farsan/sev, 1/4 tsp chaat masala, 1/4th tsp black salt, 1/4th tsp cumin powder, 1/8th tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 small boiled potato, 1 chopped onion (small), 1 chopped tomato, 1 chopped cucumber, 4-5 tbsp chopped cilantro, 2 tbsp peanuts, 2-3 tsp - lemon juice, 4-5 tsp mustard oil (do not substitute).

Procedure: Take a large mixing bowl and add all the ingredients in it one by one. Mix everything gently by hand or you can use a spoon. After that, add the mustard oil and mix everything again.Enjoy this jhatpat chatpata Bengali snack "jhalmuri" with your afternoon tea or just anytime for snacks :)

Note: People use jhalmuri masala, which is typically a combo of coriander powder, amchur powder, red chilli powder, black salt, pepper and cumin powder. You can substitute with the ingredient shown above. It will taste just the same.

Till my next post, take care everyone.