Jhal Muri


Jhal Muri is a famous street food of Kolkata , similar to Bhel Puri of Mumbai . The main difference in the two is Jhal Muri doesn’t require the two chutneys and additionally  infused with pickled or mustard oil. When I was preparing it my daughter was pretty excited and asked Is this bhel puri ? to which I replied no it’s Jhal Muri . She got a bit confused but later on learned this name.decided to put this in Street food category with alphabet ‘J’


We live on the second floor of building , most of the time I avoid going downstairs . to save time and hassleness I have placed a bucket with long rope and hang it down when I need something from the Sabzi Wala  or our local grocery bhaiya who rescues me with bread and milk when I demands. Me and my daughter shouts like crazy person when we ask for any thing from vendors and to add this craziness my neighbor friend also did the same thing . We used to pass on things by this method. I passed my Jhal Muri in the paper cones to my neighbor friend via this bucket , asking the street children to pass on. When she picked it up she asked curiously Is it Bhel puri ? And to answer that my daughter replied no it’s Jhal Muri. I couldn’t stop myself laughing on her immediate reaction.Coming to our recipe , it’s a great snack enjoy it with family and friends anytime. So let’s start the recipe . Yum

Ingredients:
2 cups of Muri/ Murmura /puffed rice
1 cup Chanachur
1/2 cup Sev/Bengal gram vermicelli
1/2 cup Peanuts , roasted
2 tablespoon coconut , grated
1 green chilli , finely chopped
1 onion , finely chopped
1 potato , boiled and finely chopped
1 cucumber , finely chopped
1 teaspoon mustard oil/oil from mango pickle
1 teaspoon red chilly powder
1 teaspoon Chaat masala
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1/4 cup coriander leaves , chopped

Method:
Mix together murmura, Chanachur , sev and peanuts in a bowl.
Add potato , green chilly, cucumber and onion. mix well.

Season with salt , chilly powder , chaat masala as required.
Sprinkle dessicated coconut ,mustard oil , and lemon juice and add chopped coriander. Toss well.

Serve immediately in paper cones .

Serve-4. Preparation time -15 minutes.

Note: Serve immediately or else it will become soggy.

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Sapana Behl

30 thoughts on “Jhal Muri”

  1. It is indeed a lip smacking snack. When we were travelling from Mumbai to Kolkata some almost 20 years ago we were told to taste this as soon as we entered Bihar. We tasted and then everytime a Jhal Murivala entered the compartment all of us had it till we reached our destination.
    The taste still lingers.

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  2. Such a tempting street food…Perfect for the evening snack. Your story reminded us of our days in Kanpur when my mother used to do the same thing when getting milk from the dhoodhwala. She used a bucket and rope to get the fresh milk from the vendor 🙂

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