Jhal Muri (Mustard-scented Shaken Puffs, Street Style)
マスタードオイルの強烈な洗礼！コルカタの路上でシャカシャカ踊るスパイスパフ
Description
Bengal's intense street snack vigorously shaking puffed rice (Muri) in a small can with onions, coconut, spices, and a few drops of 'raw mustard oil'.
Restaurants serving Jhal Muri (Mustard-scented Shaken Puffs, Street Style)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Puffed rice
- Mustard oil
- Coconut
- Onion
- Peanuts
- Chaat Masala
- Lemon
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 100g puffed rice (unsweetened), minced raw red onion/cucumber to taste, cubed boiled potato pinch,
- tbsp raw coconut slices,
- tbsp peanuts,
- tsp mustard oil,
- tsp green chutney, Chaat Masala/chili powder/black salt to taste, lemon.
- Stall vendor puts massive puffed rice (Muri) in a small cylindrical metal container (like an empty can).
- Tosses in minced onions, cucumber, potatoes, crispy peanuts, and Bengal cuisine symbol 'raw coconut slices'.
- Flavors with Chaat Masala/black salt, dripping a few drops of the biggest keystone 'raw mustard oil'.
- Using a small spatula (or spoon), vigorously and rhythmically stirs everything inside the container 'Shaka-shaka!' like a parent's sworn enemy.
- Finishes squeezing lemon, shakes 'shaka-shaka' again, pours 'whoosh' into a newspaper cone handing to customer. A Kolkata soul food where nose-piercing mustard oil stimulation, coconut sweetness, and puff crispiness pop chaotically in the mouth.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Black salt、Cumin、Red chili
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Pon Gashi and a little Japanese Karashi (as sub for mustard's pungent aroma)
Pairing
Masala Chai、Walking Kolkata streets
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Jhal' means spicy, 'Muri' means puffed rice. Similar to Mumbai's 'Bhel Puri', but while Bhel Puri uses sweet-sour tamarind sauce, Kolkata's Jhal Muri competes with 'mustard oil's pungent heat and earthiness'—an adult snack. Bengalis absolutely won't accept it without these few drops of oil.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pour 'whoosh' directly into the mouth from the newspaper cone, locating coconut crispiness while choking on mustard oil's pungent aroma!
Allergen
Peanuts