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Mumbai Recipe: Bhelpuri Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine

This much-loved Mumbai snack is especially popular at beachside food stalls.

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Ingredients:

3 cups puffed rice
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
2 potatoes
1 onion
1 tomato (large)
Half a bunch of coriander leaves
2 green chilies
Tamarind chutney (as per taste)
Mint chutney (as per taste)
One handful of papdi (savory biscuits; available at Indian grocery shops)
1 cup sev (gram flour-based snack; available at Indian grocery shops)

Directions:

Boil the potatoes, then peel and dice them into very small cubes. Finely chop the onion, tomato, coriander and chilies. Coarsely smash the papdi.

In a big bowl, mix the puffed rice, peanuts, potato, onion, tomato, coriander and chilies. Mix in (to personal taste) the tamarind and mint chutneys. Garnish the mixture with the sev and crushed papdi.

Servings: Serves two.

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