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Appetizers & nibbles

Jhalmuri

A Bengali street snack of puffed rice tossed with onions, tomatoes, chillies and mustard, spiced with mustard oil and lime juice. Crunchy and fiery, it is eaten at any time of day, especially in the late afternoon.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Assaisonnement

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, tip in the puffed rice and keep it dry.
  2. Peel the onion and cucumber, then cut them into small dice. Finely slice the green chillies and dice the tomato very finely.
  3. Add the vegetables to the rice with the roasted peanuts and chana dal, then mix gently so you don't crush the rice.
  4. Heat the mustard oil until it lightly smokes, then turn off the heat and add the mustard seeds, which will crackle.
  5. Pour the flavoured oil over the mixture, add the salt, chilli powder, turmeric, the juice of the lime and the coriander.
  6. Toss vigorously and serve immediately, the rice must stay crunchy.

Variations and tips

Mild version. Replace the green chillies with half a red pepper and reduce the chilli powder.

With what you can find here. Replace the mustard oil with sunflower oil plus a spoonful of Dijon mustard.

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