Jhalmuri is another famous Indian Street food recipe. Jhalmuri is often known as Jhalmudi is a cousin of indian bhel recipe. The recipe is slightly different from bhel. This particular version is widely served on the streets of Kolkata.
jhalmuri vs bhel
Jhal Muri is the Bengali (Kolkata) version of Bhel Puri. The use of raw mustard oil in jhalmuri gives it a very distinct flavour. Bhel Puri does not use any oil.
Ingredients to make jhalmuri
The main ingredients of bengali jhalmuri are, puffed rice, cucumber, raw mustard oil, boiled potatoes and jhalmudi masala. Jhalmudi masala is nothing but a mix of different spice powders like red chili powder, chat masala and others.(check the recipe ingredients for details)
Jhalmuri in London
Londoner Angus Deenon, a chef by profession selling Kolkata’s famous snack jhalmuri. he has a stall named “The Everybody Love Love Jhalmuri Express“. I saw about him on the tv show.
reasons to love jhalmuri,
- heavenly delicious
- a must try indian street food recipe
- perfect party starter recipe
- kids will love it
- best tea time snack recipe
- actually, you can have it anytime(my favorite reason;))
- easy to make
- no-cooking is required(except boiling potatoes)
- ingredients are available easily(in any indian stores)
How to make jhalmudi?
To make jhalmuri, Roast your peanuts first and boil your potatoes.
Transfer puffed rice in a mixing bowl.
chop onions, tomatoes, cucumber and keep aside.
now, Add chopped onion,tomatoes, cucumber into the mixing bowl.
Add roasted cumin powder, red chili powder, chaat masala, black salt and salt to taste. Also add jhalmuri masala.
Add lemon juice, boiled potatoes and roasted peanuts.
finally, add mustard oil and mix well.
serve immediately.
bengali jhalmuri recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups puffed rice
- 1 medium potato, boiled and chopped
- ¼ cup besan sev
- salt to taste
- ½ cup tomato, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped (¼ cup approx)
- ½ cup peanuts, dry roast
- 1 tsp mustard oil
- coriander , for garnishing
jhalmuri masala(spice powdermix)
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ¼ tsp black salt
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- a pinch of garam masala
- ¼ tsp dry mango powder
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients in a bowl.
- mix well.
- serve immediately.
Notes
- If the puffed rice are not crispy, dry roast them in a pan over low medium heat until they are crispy again.
- You can add coriander mint chutney and tamarind chutney in Jhal Muri if you wish to.
have a great day!
Very nice indeed. Since following your blog I have enjoyed seeing many street food snacks and it has opened my eyes to authentic Indian food. Thank you so much 😀
Thank you dear. I am glad you like my blog.
Puffed rice sounds really good and such a fun snack. I guess we will have to visit our Indian Provisions store to find that ingredient. Wishing you a super week.
Thank you bobbi. I am sure you will love this- try it.
Nice recipe! kids will enjoy this recipe..thanks for the post.
Nice recipe! kids will enjoy this recipe and very easy to prepare..thanks for the post.
Thank you so much.
I am drooling just thinking of the crunch and looking at the picture of that jhal muri!
Priya, this looks so delicious! Loving your street food recipes!
This post took me back to the streets of Kolkata.. drooling.. Jhal muri looks amazing..
Thank you arpita
Your post made me crave this so bad. Its been a while since we made this since the humidity here is so high that the muri tends to lose its crunch. Will make it once the monsoon is over.
Thank you taruna 🙂