PARLE CHEESLING BHEL
Parle Cheesling Bhel is an easy to make mixture bursting with flavours and textures - sweet, spicy, salty, crunchy, cheesy, tangy, soft.
Ingredients
FOR THE BHEL MIXTURE
- 1-1½ cup Parle Cheesling Crackers
- ½ cup tomatoes finely chopped
- ½ cup pomegranate arils
- ¼ cup masala peanuts
- ¼ cup thin sev
- 2 tbsp red onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander finely chopped
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1-2 green chillis sliced
- 10-12 mint leaves torn
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- ½ tsp red chilli powder optional
- ¼ tsp salt
TO SERVE
- ¼ cup tamarind chutney optional
- ¼ cup green chutney optional
Instructions
PREPARATION OF CHEESLING BHEL MIXTURE
- Chop the tomatoes and onion finely.
- Wash, dry and chop coriander. Chop the tender stems too as they are full of flavour.
- Tear the mint leaves if they are large.
- Take a mixing bowl. Add the cheeslings, sev, peanuts, pomegranate, chopped tomatoes, onion, coriander,green chillis, mint, chaat masala, lemon juice, salt and red chilli powder if using any.
- Mix everything together. Taste and adjust flavours according to your taste.
- Spoon the mixture into serving bowls.
- Serve with the tamarind and green chutneys on the side. Keep some extra lemon wedges too in case anyone needs to add more lemon juice.
- Links for green and tamarind chutneys given above.
Notes
- Add peanuts of your choice. There are so many varieties available, salt ones, spicy ones, etc. I have used nut crackers or the besan coated ones.
- Add the thin or fine sev. If you don't get either, opt for the bhujia ones.
- Replace pomegranate with finely chopped apple, grapes or semi ripe mango.
- Can add chopped cucumber, carrot, beetroot to make it more healthier. Adjust the cheeslings accordingly.
- Can serve with chutneys of your choice. Tastes good with garlic chutney too.
- Once you mix everything, serve immediately. If kept for too long, the cheeslings become too soft.