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    Home » Blogging Marathon » Jhalmuri – Kolkatta Special

    Jhalmuri – Kolkatta Special

    Posted on September 10, 2015 · Last Updated on June 10, 2020 · By Srividhya G · 25 Comments

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    Jhalmuri is a famous kolkatta street side snack and thought of making it when R’s mom posted it in Instagram for IMC. Its a simple snack but loaded with flavor and the masala mix is quite unique. Its basically a combination of puffed rice, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, peanuts and with its unique masala. Also you can add potatoes and sev to this recipe. As I wanted to reduce carbs I didn’t include potatoes and sev. With out these ingredients itself this recipe turned out good.  You can use any sprouted beans that you have in hand to make it more healthy. The crunchiness of the sprouted beans with the soaked masala tastes really good. A great tea time snack. In the traditional recipe they use little bit of mustard oil. But as I didn’t use it though. (I know Kolkatta is famous for the use of mustard oil but errrr I skipped it. )

    Here is the picture of Jhalmuri ingredients and the masalas.

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    Here is the simple Jhalmuri recipe,

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    Jhalmuri - Kolkatta Special

    Simple street side snack from Kolkatta prepared with puffed rice
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time10 minutes mins
    Calories:
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • Puffed Rice / Pori / Murmura - 2 cups
    • Finely chopped onions - 2 tbsps
    • Finely chopped tomato - 1
    • Fine chopped cucumber - ¼ cup
    • Finely chopped Green chilly - 1 optional
    • Finely chopped Cilantro - 1 tbsp
    • Roasted or Non Roasted peanuts - ¼ cup
    • Any sprouted beans - ¼ cup
    • Lemon Juice - 2 tsps.
    • Black Salt - ½ tsp
    • Cumin Powder - ¼ tsp
    • Chat masala - ¼ tsp
    • Paprika or Red chilly powder - ¼ tsp

    Instructions

    • Dry roast the puffed rice for couple of minutes or until they are crisp .
    • If the peanuts are not roasted, roast them slightly.
    • Now in a big bowl add them all together except lime juice and mix well.
    • Before serving add the lime juice and serve

    Notes

    As cucumber and tomatoes shed water if you prepare it well ahead Jahlmuri may become soggy. So make sure you mix these just before serving.
    You can add boiled tomatoes and sev also.
    Adjust the masala according to your taste.
    If you want it to be less spicy skip the green chilly or reduce the red chilly powder.
    Make sure the murmura is crisp and crunchy

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    Filed Under: Blogging Marathon, Snacks / Appetizers Tagged With: Blogging Marathon, kolkatta Jhalmuri, Murmura puffed rice snack, pori snack, tea time snack

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    Comments

    1. Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says

      October 27, 2015 at 7:47 am

      I made this many years ago before I was blogging for an Indian themed party I did but did not include sprouted beans – must try your version!!!

      Reply
    2. Gayathri Kumar says

      September 30, 2015 at 3:33 am

      Delicious snack. Love to have some now..

      Reply
    3. Suma Gandlur says

      September 28, 2015 at 11:30 am

      That is one easy and yummy snack.

      Reply
    4. themadscientistskitchen says

      September 24, 2015 at 9:10 pm

      We loved it when I made it for the Indian Food Odyssey. I love yours too.

      Reply
    5. Pavani says

      September 20, 2015 at 2:28 pm

      What an amazing snack to munch on any time of the day!!

      Reply
    6. Sandhiya says

      September 17, 2015 at 9:40 pm

      Healthy snack to munch on..

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 18, 2015 at 8:51 pm

        Thanks Sandhiya

        Reply
    7. Vaishali Sabnani says

      September 15, 2015 at 6:03 pm

      wow..what a lovely snack to munch on.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 15, 2015 at 6:58 pm

        yup.. thanks

        Reply
    8. Srivalli says

      September 15, 2015 at 2:52 am

      Surely a tempting snack to munch on!…you have got it done so well..

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 15, 2015 at 2:26 pm

        Thanks a ton Valli

        Reply
    9. Traditionally Modern Food says

      September 13, 2015 at 9:42 pm

      Hats off how can u manage cont post da.. Quick munch

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 14, 2015 at 6:50 am

        This one is scheduled pa.. Next week I haven’t done anything so its going to be hard.

        Reply
    10. harini says

      September 13, 2015 at 4:02 pm

      Love the sprouts in there!!

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 14, 2015 at 6:51 am

        Just to make it little healthy. ;-)

        Reply
    11. Sneha datar says

      September 12, 2015 at 10:34 am

      A great snack can’t stop eating this.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 12, 2015 at 1:37 pm

        :-) Thanks

        Reply
    12. Padma says

      September 12, 2015 at 9:43 am

      Wow perfect snack for looks so tempting.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 12, 2015 at 1:38 pm

        Thanks Padma

        Reply
    13. Kalyani says

      September 10, 2015 at 9:57 pm

      takes me back to the lanes of Kolkata.. This and Mishti doi wrapped up all my kolkata trips :-))

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 11, 2015 at 7:18 am

        :-) :-) Glad it did.

        Reply
    14. usha says

      September 10, 2015 at 8:17 am

      Yummy! I love any snack made with murmura.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 11, 2015 at 7:24 am

        Thanks

        Reply
    15. cookingwithsapana says

      September 10, 2015 at 7:33 am

      We loved it when I made last year for Indian food odyssey.Looks tempting.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 11, 2015 at 7:27 am

        oh wow.. Thanks Sapana. We loved it too

        Reply

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