Southern Behl

One of our favourite dishes at Surat Sweet is bhel, a tasty mixture of Indian puffed rice and fresh vegetables. This can be served as an appetizer or a snack.

My friend Kamal gave me suggestions of vegetables to put in this southern Indian dish. This is my version of bhel. I used puffed rice from the cereal aisle (Kamal says you can even use rice krispies!!), as the Indian bhel mixture that I found was deepfried (but looked delicious!).

Substitute any vegetables you like, as long as they're not too moist. Once you add the chutneys, serve immediately otherwise the puffed rice will get soggy.