I was off for a 1 month vacation to India ( If you could call it that:)) , hence my absence.
One month of preparing for two weddings,shopping, yummy food, people to take care of my kids, being pampered in salons, being more pampered by parents and In laws and more shopping, I am back home in the peak of winter.
In the last one month, losing weight never crossed my mind. I would have been overjoyed if I had'nt put on any weight. I did lose weight in spite of that ..though only a couple of pounds.( not that it shows ). Need to get back to the exercise and eat right mode. Ok, ....More exercise than eat right mode :)
Bhel puri is my all time favorite snack. Yummy and healthy and a quick fix.
Bhelpuri reminds me of all the fun times us sisters have had over the years. Its always the first thing that would pop into our head whenever we wanted to have a midnight snack...after of course ":Maggi ".
It seems to be the perfect thing to make when i am missing them.
My sister is the best bhelpuri maker....I come a close 2nd place:)
Though every body has their own recipe, this is how I like to make it.
Recipe
Half a cup each of
Finely chopped onions
Diced cucumber
Diced tomatoes
Grated carrots
diced boiled potatoes
finely chopped cilantro for garnish
puffed rice cereal 1-1.5 cups
roasted peanuts to taste
Store bought sev to taste
Green cilantro chutney
Grind together 1 cup cilantro
half a small onion
garlic 2 pods
tamarind paste half spoon
green chillies 2
salt to taste
Store in airtight container in the fridge.
Sugar/ jaggery( optional) 1 tsp
Lemon juice to taste
Method
Mix the veggies with couple of spoons of green chutney .
Add sugar, salt and lemon juice as required.
mix in the puffed rice cereal. The mixing needs to be done fast.
Sev, roasted peanuts and chopped cilantro can be sprinkled on top or mixed in at the end.
Bhel puri should be eaten immediately or it can get soggy. Eating when the rice ceral is still crunchy is the best way to eat.
One month of preparing for two weddings,shopping, yummy food, people to take care of my kids, being pampered in salons, being more pampered by parents and In laws and more shopping, I am back home in the peak of winter.
In the last one month, losing weight never crossed my mind. I would have been overjoyed if I had'nt put on any weight. I did lose weight in spite of that ..though only a couple of pounds.( not that it shows ). Need to get back to the exercise and eat right mode. Ok, ....More exercise than eat right mode :)
Bhel puri is my all time favorite snack. Yummy and healthy and a quick fix.
Bhelpuri reminds me of all the fun times us sisters have had over the years. Its always the first thing that would pop into our head whenever we wanted to have a midnight snack...after of course ":Maggi ".
It seems to be the perfect thing to make when i am missing them.
My sister is the best bhelpuri maker....I come a close 2nd place:)
Recipe
Half a cup each of
Finely chopped onions
Diced cucumber
Diced tomatoes
Grated carrots
diced boiled potatoes
finely chopped cilantro for garnish
puffed rice cereal 1-1.5 cups
roasted peanuts to taste
Store bought sev to taste
Green cilantro chutney
Grind together 1 cup cilantro
half a small onion
garlic 2 pods
tamarind paste half spoon
green chillies 2
salt to taste
Store in airtight container in the fridge.
Sugar/ jaggery( optional) 1 tsp
Lemon juice to taste
Method
Mix the veggies with couple of spoons of green chutney .
Add sugar, salt and lemon juice as required.
mix in the puffed rice cereal. The mixing needs to be done fast.
Sev, roasted peanuts and chopped cilantro can be sprinkled on top or mixed in at the end.
Bhel puri should be eaten immediately or it can get soggy. Eating when the rice ceral is still crunchy is the best way to eat.
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