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    Home » Chaats » Tortilla Bhel Cups with Sprouted Beans | Sprouted Beans Bhel Recipe

    Tortilla Bhel Cups with Sprouted Beans | Sprouted Beans Bhel Recipe

    Posted on November 4, 2020 · Last Updated on November 4, 2020 · By Srividhya G · 24 Comments

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    sprouted beans salad indian style served in tortilla bhel cups

    Tortilla Bhel Cups – Quick and easy bhel recipe with puffed rice, green mung, and moth bean sprouts, vegetables mixed with green chutney and sweet chutney served in Tortilla cups. 

    tortilla bhel cups placed on a black plate with tea on the side

    This year for the Diwali snacks, I am taking a different route. Instead of traditional savory snacks, I am going to share all quick and easy chaat recipes. 

    Jump to:
    • Chaat for Diwali
    • What is Chaat
    • Sprouted Beans Bhel
    • Tortilla Bhel Cups | Sprouted Bhel Served in Tortilla Cups
    • Ingredients Required for the Bhel
    • Watch me make tortilla bhel cups
    • How to make the sprouted beans bhel and serve it with tortilla chips
    • Recipe Notes:
    • More bhel recipes
    • 📖 Recipe

    Chaat for Diwali

    I know chaat is not a norm in our household. We usually make traditional savories like karasev, kara boondi, mixture, murukku, omapodi, etc. I wanted to share something similar this year, but last week I had some oil splattering during frying, and I decided to skip fried goodies and share easy chaat recipes.

    Usually, we have Diwali parties and potlucks at our friend’s place, and bhel or samosa chole chaat will be there always for an appetizer. I already shared a samosa chole, so I decided to share a healthy bhel served in tortilla chips. These chaats are perfect for any Diwali or holiday parties, or you can treat yourselves to these recipes irrespective of the occasion.

    What is Chaat

    Chaat is a popular Indian savory snack. Chaat is more related to Indian street food, and the highlight of chaat recipes is you can relish them any time and for any occasion. These irresistible sweet and tangy, and spicy chaat recipes are perfect appetizers and excellent tea-time snacks. 

    Sprouted Beans Bhel

    Bhel is more like an Indian salad with puffed rice. Bhelpuri, a popular chaat recipe, is a mixture of puffed rice, deep-fried papri, and assorted veggies and chutneys and spices. But today, I am going to share a healthy bhel with sprouted mung and moth beans. Check out the other bhel recipes from my blog below.

    You can buy store-bought sprouted beans, or you can soak and sprout the beans at home as well. I have explained the process in the matki usal post. 

    Tortilla Bhel Cups | Sprouted Bhel Served in Tortilla Cups

    close up shot of sprouted beans bhel served in Tostitos scoops

    Typically bhel is served as a salad, but I want to make it like a bite-sized mess-free appetizer. So I am serving my bhel in the tortilla cups. I used the store-bought Tostitos scoops, which are perfect for this bhel. The salty and crunchy chip complements and intensifies the flavor of the bhel further.

    All you have to do for this recipe is to prepare the bhel mix by combining the ingredients and then filling it in the Tostitos scoops and serve. It’s a great grab and go party appetizer and will be a crowd-pleaser.

    The bhel is healthy with sprouted beans and veggies. Serving it with chips is going to add some calories. So if you are calorie conscious, you can skip the chips and relish the bhel as is. 

    Ingredients Required for the Bhel

    tortilla bhel cup ingredients

    While you can make everything from scratch for this recipe, you can also opt for store-bought chutneys and even sprouted beans and make it a semi-homemade recipe. Depending upon your time and schedule, you can opt for homemade or semi-homemade. 

    Once you have the chutney and sprouted beans ready, you can whip this recipe in less than 15 minutes. You can very well prepare the sprouts and chutney well ahead and refrigerate. I have the green chutney and sweet chutney (both dates and raisins) on my blog. Do check it out.

    Now coming to the measurements, there is no set measure. You can customize it as per your taste preference.

    Watch me make tortilla bhel cups

    How to make the sprouted beans bhel and serve it with tortilla chips

    • In a mixing bowl, add the puffed rice, sprouted beans, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, 2 tbsp of carrot, dates and tamarind chutney, green chutney, 2 tbsps of cilantro, and the chaat masala.
    • Mix them well. Make sure to combine the chutneys thoroughly.
    • Now take the Tostitos scoops, add a tablespoon or two of the prepared bhel in the scoops and make the tortilla bhel cups. Serve immediately.
    tortilla bhel cups placed on a black plate

    Recipe Notes:

    • If you are puffed rice is not crispy, you can roast them for a minute or two in a pan. Do not roast beyond that. 
    • As the bhel becomes soggy with the chutneys, make sure to mix and prepare the bhel just before serving.
    • Adjust the chutneys and chaat masala according to your taste. You can use store-bought chutney or homemade ones. Instead of dates and tamarind chutney, you can also use raisins and tamarind chutney.
    • I did not add any salt as I used the salted Tostitos scoops, and with the chutneys, the seasonings were perfect for us. You can salt if needed. You can also add black salt.
    • Adjust the veggies as per your preference. 
    • Also, you can use either mung bean or moth bean sprouts. I went with a combination of both. You can find how to sprout the beans in my matki usal post. Do check it out.  

    More bhel recipes

    • Oats Bhel | No-Oil Oats Chaat | Indian-Style Oats Salad
    • Sukha Bhel with Barley Puffs | Zero Oil Recipe
    • Savory Bhel Puri Recipe

    PS:  If you try these bhel cups, please don’t forget to comment and rate this recipe. If you have any questions, please leave a comment, and I will get to it asap.  Make sure to follow me on my Pinterest for more healthy and delicious ideas! Follow me on Instagram or join my Facebook Group for more gardening and recipe updates! You can also sign-up for my newsletter for weekly updates.

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    Tortilla Bhel Cups with Sprouted Beans | Sprouted Beans Bhel Recipe

    Tortilla Bhel Cups – Quick and easy bhel recipe with puffed rice, green mung, and moth bean sprouts, vegetables mixed with green chutney and sweet chutney served in Tortilla cups.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time5 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: Indian
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 234kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Equipment

    • Mixing bowl

    Ingredients

    Measurement Details: 1 cup=240ml; 1 tbsp=15ml; 1 tsp=5ml;

    • 2 cups puffed rice
    • 1 cup sprouted beans I used sprouted green mung beans and moth beans
    • ½ cup tomatoes chopped
    • ½ cup onion chopped
    • ⅓ cup cucumber chopped
    • ¼ cup carrot grated, divided, reserve 2 tbsp to garnish
    • 2 tbsp dates and tamarind chutney or to taste
    • 1 to 2 tbsp green chutney or to taste
    • ¼ cup cilantro chopped, divided, reserve 2 tbsp to garnish
    • 1 tsp chaat masala
    • 30 to 40 Tostitos scoops or as needed

    Instructions

    • In a mixing bowl, add the puffed rice, sprouted beans, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, 2 tbsp of carrot, dates and tamarind chutney, green chutney, 2 tbsps of cilantro, and the chaat masala.
      tortilla bhel cup ingredients
    • Mix them well. Make sure to combine the chutneys thoroughly.
      mixed bhel
    • Now take the Tostitos scoops, add a tablespoon or two of the prepared bhel in the scoops and make the tortilla bhel cups. Serve immediately.
      square image of tortilla bhel cups in a black plate

    Video

    Notes

    • If you are puffed rice is not crispy, you can roast them for a minute or two in a pan. Do not roast beyond that. 
    • As the bhel becomes soggy with the chutneys, make sure to mix and prepare the bhel just before serving.
    • Adjust the chutneys and chaat masala according to your taste. You can use store-bought chutney or homemade ones. Instead of dates and tamarind chutney, you can also use raisins and tamarind chutney.
    • I did not add any salt as I used the salted Tostitos scoops, and with the chutneys, the seasonings were perfect for us. You can salt if needed. You can also add black salt.
    • Adjust the veggies as per your preference. 
    • Also, you can use either mung bean or moth bean sprouts. I went with a combination of both. You can find how to sprout the beans in my matki usal post. Do check it out.  

    Nutrition

    Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 538mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1079IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 4mg

    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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    Update Notes: This recipe was originally posted in 2015 but now updated with new pics and recipe cards with nutrition and video.

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    Comments

    1. Vasanti says

      November 18, 2020 at 2:07 pm

      I love your tortilla bhel cups idea , thanks
      Vidhya 😊

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        November 19, 2020 at 11:02 am

        Thanks :-)

        Reply
    2. Recipe Dabba says

      August 22, 2016 at 3:43 am

      Such a super easy and wonderful recipe Vidhya. Murmuras get thr own fusion presentation. and thanks for sharing it on recipedabba too.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        August 22, 2016 at 7:53 am

        oh completely agree. Thanks for the feature.

        Reply
    3. Sowmya says

      December 18, 2015 at 7:50 pm

      This sounds Super duper easy.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        December 18, 2015 at 9:53 pm

        Thanks :-)

        Reply
    4. Padma says

      March 30, 2015 at 2:08 pm

      Perfect healthy snack..good share:)

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        March 31, 2015 at 3:42 pm

        Thanks Padma.

        Reply
    5. farin ahmed says

      March 29, 2015 at 7:57 am

      Perfect and nice idea dear

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        March 29, 2015 at 2:13 pm

        Thanks ma

        Reply
    6. cookingwithpree says

      March 29, 2015 at 7:43 am

      I’m going to try this for some potluck/party soon :)

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        March 29, 2015 at 2:14 pm

        Great. Let me know how it was.

        Reply
    7. chanchal says

      March 29, 2015 at 12:08 am

      From where I can get the tostious cups

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        March 29, 2015 at 2:15 pm

        Hi Chanchal.. In US I got it from safeway. Pretty much all the grocery stores have it. In India, I have seen tortilla chips but the cups I haven’t tried. Between welcome to my space.

        Reply
    8. Traditionally Modern Food says

      March 28, 2015 at 9:16 pm

      Cool idea Sri:-)

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        March 28, 2015 at 10:29 pm

        Thanks pa

        Reply
    9. Arasi Arumugam says

      March 28, 2015 at 9:08 am

      A perfect starter for a party .. beautiful Sri :)

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        March 28, 2015 at 10:29 pm

        Thanks pa. :-)

        Reply
    10. Malar says

      March 27, 2015 at 8:51 pm

      Super Sri!!! This looks awesome…

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        March 28, 2015 at 10:30 pm

        Thanks Malar.

        Reply
    11. Nithya says

      March 27, 2015 at 8:36 pm

      Yumm! Chatpatta!

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        March 28, 2015 at 10:30 pm

        Thanks Niths.. Lets make once together.

        Reply
        • Saraswathi Annamallai says

          November 04, 2020 at 2:40 pm

          Hii, lovely recipe❤️..may I also know how do you make the tortilla cups at home..think it’s not mentioned above..🙂

          Reply
          • Srividhya G says

            November 04, 2020 at 2:42 pm

            It’s a store-bought one. I used Tostitos Scoops. I have mentioned in the post. Highlighted it now.

            Reply

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