I am sharing a healthy vegan and zero oil chaat recipe for the last day of this Cooking Carnival Blogging Marathon. It’s the sukha bhel recipe with barley puffs. Sukha means dry and basically this is a dry bhel recipe which is an easy grab and go chaat and perfect for mid-day hunger pangs. This recipe calls for a dry bhel chutney that can be prepared well ahead and stocked up. Once we have the dry chutney ready, this bhel can be assembled in no time. When I saw, barley puffs in the local Indian grocery store; I was super elated and grabbed it right away. I have heard Whole Foods sell millet puffs but I have never seen them in the nearby store. So when I saw barley puffs, my joy knew no bounds. With barley puffs, you can prepare a lot of recipes.
Why with Barley Puffs
I wanted to post something with barley puffs here in my space too, so the first thing that came in my mind was sukha bhel. I love sukha bhel recipe and I prepare it with rice puffs. So I adapted the green chutney recipe from Tarla Dalal. But the recipe got evolved in the due course and now my dry green chutney recipe measurements are completely different. I modified it as per our taste and go with 1:1 ratio of cilantro and mint. I explored and learnt a lot about chaat recipes and now that I have posted all the traditional ones, I can bring in fusion and healthy alternatives. (Stay tuned for the baked chaats and other alternatives this winter) So starting with this sukha bhel with barley puffs…
Sukha Bhel with Barley Puffs Recipe
Ingredients:
For Dry/Sukha Green Chutney:
Tightly packed Cilantro – ¼ cup Tightly packed Mint – ¼ cup Green Chilly – 1 Roasted Gram Dal / Pottukadalai / Daliya – 1 tbsp Hing – ¼ tsp
Other Ingredients:
Puffed Barley – 3 cups Roasted Gram Dal / Pottukadalai / Daliya – 2 tbsps Roasted Peanuts – 3 tbsps Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp Chaat Masala – ¼ tsp Cumin Powder – ¼ tsp Chopped Onion – ¼ cup Chopped Cucumber – ¼ cup Salt – 1 tsp Chopped Cilantro – 2 tbsps Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp
Prep-Work:
Sun dry the puffed barley for about 1 hour if its not crisp
Chop the cilantro, mint, cucumber and onion. If you don’t have roasted gram dal, dry roast them and set aside.
Grind the ingredients given under sukha green chutney without adding any water.
Steps:
Heat the kadai and dry roast the bhel in low heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Make sure you keep stirring them. Now turn the heat off and let it cool down for 5 minutes. Then add all the masalas, chopped onion, cucumber, cilantro, roasted peanuts, gram dal, turmeric powder and salt too. Mix them well and make the dry green chutney is mixed thoroughly. Check for salt and adjust accordingly. Just before serving, add the lemon juice and enjoy.
That’s it. Healthy and yummy sukha bhel is ready.
Notes:
As I had roasted cumin powder I didn’t roast it along with the barley puffs. You can add the masala along with barley puffs and dry roast them. Adjust the salt and spices as per your preference.
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