Sukha Bhel is one of the snack that you enjoy as a street food in the city of Mumbai. Sukha means dry... unlike the bhel puri where the tamarind and green chutneys are added to it, this has a humble green chilly chutney mixed with herbs to make the bhel more interesting.
In the Gas Station here, there is always a big queue for filling and waiting is definitely not an interesting thing until the arrival of Bhel Wala. Few hesitate and few like me just get out and explore the taste of the street food. This tasty bhel help time pass till our turn arrives. I tasted it again and again and I tried to find the different flavours that comes in the bhel and experimented in my kitchen lab and finally presenting the nearest one to the authentic bhel recipe.
What you need for the Bhel :-
- Bhel (Murmura / Pori / Puffed Rice)
- Coriander leaves - finely chopped
- Onion - finely chopped
- Tomato (optional) - finely chopped
- Fine sev
- Roasted channa dal
- Lemon
- Green Chutney for sukha bhel
For the sukha bhel Green chutney :-
- Finely chopped Onion - 1 tbsp
- Garlic pod - 1 no. (big)
- Finely chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
- Curry leaves - 6 nos
- Green Chillies - 10 nos. (or as per your preference)
- Chat masala - a pinch
- Lemon juice - 1/4 tsp
- Salt - use only a little as the puffed rice, roasted gram and the sev has some salt
- Roasted gram (chutney dal / pottu kadalai) - 2tbsp
Grind together the ingredients mentioned except lemon juice... add little bit of lemon juice and give a final grinding.
For making the Bhel :-
Keep the ingredients ready and Mix them just before serving.
In a mixing bowl, add the ingredients given for the Bhel and mix well.
You can serve in a bowl or roll a cone out of paper or the pamphlets and make it more intereting.
Garnish by squeezing few drops of lemon juice and sprinkle little coriander leaves and the roasted gram and little sev on top.
Tasty and flavourful Sukha Bhel /Dry Bhel is ready!!!
