Jhal Muri

Ingredients 

• 2 ½ cups puffed rice
• 3 tablespoons mustard oil
• 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• ¼ teaspoon asafoetida
• 1½ teaspoons red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
• Black salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon chaat masala
• ½ cup Bengal gram (chana), boiled
• 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts 
• 1 small tomato, chopped
• ½ small cucumber, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 green chilli, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves, chopped

Method

1. Heat mustard oil in a non-stick pan till it begins to smoke. Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, asafoetida and 1 tsp red chilli powder, mix well and saute till fragrant. Take the pan off the heat and strain the oil into a bowl.
2. To make the jhal muri spice mixture, take roasted cumin powder in a small bowl, add black salt, remaining red chilli powder and chaat masala and mix well.
3. Take puffed rice in a large bowl, add boiled brown Bengal grams, roasted peanuts, tomato, cucumber, onion, green chilli, coriander leaves, 2 tsps spiced oil and 2 tsps jhal muri spice mix and mix well.
   Transfer into a serving bowl, and serve immediately.