Pidatha Kinda Pappu aka Jhal Muri a spicy, crunchy and very addictive snack that is widely sold on the beaches of India.
I can’t believe we are almost at the finishing line of this month’s mega marathon ‘Explore the Flavors’. Just one more day and we are done with the non stop posting and blogging. So for the penultimate day, I have a crunchy and addictive street food that is popular all over India.It is called Pidatha Kinda Pappu in Telugu. It is very similar to Jhal Muri that is made in North India.
As I said before I can’t believe I posted almost all the days in April. It was a lot of fun researching, cooking and posting for all the different themes. It is equally fun reading my fellow marathoners posts. My bookmarks have grown a lot this month and hopefully I will get to try them very soon.
Indian Street Food:
Today’s street food doesn’t really warrant a recipe because it’s more of a mishmash of ingredients that make an addictive snack in the end. I had at least 10 more street food recipes that I really wanted to try. But as I got to the end of my list, I slowly got lazy and finally ended up with this easy street food recipe.
Pidatha Kinda Pappu:
Another reason for making this Pidatha Kinda Pappu is that my husband is a big fan of this chaat. He keeps asking me to make it quite often. Finally I got a chance to make it and click pics to post here.
This crunchy snack is probably sold at most street corners in India . There are probably hundreds of ways to make it and as many different names to call it with.
Ingredients for Jhal Muri:
Main ingredient for pidatha kinda pappu is Murmure aka puffed rice. This can be easily found in any Indian grocery store.
Also important is chopped raw onions. These give crunch and spiciness to the dish. All the other ingredients balance both the flavors and the textures in the dish.
I added fried corn poha (aka Indian corn flakes) and thin sev, roasted peanuts, dalia (putnalu) for crunch. Diced tomatoes, cilantro and lime juice add freshness to the dish. Ground Cumin, chaat masala give spicy kick.
Add more veggies like grated carrot, cucumber to make it colorful and filling. Enjoy this yummy snack without leaving your home 🙂
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Pidatha Kinda Pappu
Ingredients
- 2 cups Murmure
- 1 cup Fried Corn Poha (sold as corn flakes in Indian stores)
- ½ cup Thin Sev
- 3 tbsp Red Onion, finely chopped
- 1~2 Green Chilies, finely chopped
- 1 Medium Tomato, deseeded and finely chopped
- 3 tbsp Roasted Peanuts
- 2 tbsp Putnalu (dalia)
- 1 tbsp Lemon Lime juice
- To taste salt
- ½ tsp Ground Cumin
- ½ tsp chaat masala
Instructions
- Combine onions, green chilies, tomatoes, peanuts, putnalu (dalia), ground cumin, chaat masala and salt. Mix well.
- Stir in murmure, fried corn poha, sev and lemon/ lime juice. Mix well and serve immediately.
Sandhiya
Pidatha Kinda Pappu looks so good, Pavani. Guess the addition of fried corn and sev gives nice crunchy to the chaat. Simple yet delicious Chaat, Pavani.Btw Still i can't believe that this mega bm is coming to end, sure time flies.
Harini
I haven't heard the phrase 'pidatha kinda pappu' in decades. Such nostalgic memories raked up, Pavani. Thanks a lot. I agree this street food is unforgettable.
Kalyani
i dunno what that means but given this bowl, I would glad dig in ! such a colourful bowl. yes, each region has its own version of Jhalmuri / bhel I guess !
Priya Suresh
Wow, street foods are my favourite, and this Pidatha kind pappu tempts me a lot, definitely a crunchy munchy street food to enjoy without any guilt. Love to finish that bowl.
Vaishali
I agree Pavani..there are hundred ways to make a Jhal Muri !!and so is the case with bhel. Everyone has a different take on these and I guess each one is delicious on its own. Love the way you have made this muri. I am drooling over it early morning:))
sapna
My husband also loves chats and ask me often to make them. This Andhra version of jahal muri looks crunchy sand tasty too. Love your last minute ideas and looking forward to see the other street food you bookmarked.
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner
Yummy and addictive and i can finish the whole bowl happily!! But i just have to check out how the Andhra version makes it to my taste buds.. Must try soon..
Gayathri Kumar
I always stock up puffed rice as my daughter is a great fan. We go for simple additives such as peanuts and kara boondhi. This version is so colourful and I am sure my daughter would love this.
Mayuri Patel
There are so many different ways to make jhal muri... its all depends on the taste of different people different families. My hubby likes me to add pani puri pani to it. Such a tasty looking chaat.
Srivalli
I love all our street food and you have surely got the best ones shared..this one is so versatile that we can develop so many different recipes with mix and match..fantastic choice!
Manjula Bharath
Oh my this is such an addictive and colorful jhal muri pavani 🙂 am so drooling over this wish I could get that bowl of deliciousness now.. I love the addition of fried corn poha in them makes it a bit more crunchy .. Fantastic recipe !!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
I love the jhal muri, especially the ones that they serve on the streets. I can eat these anytime and actually like them more then Bhel puri. That looks awesome!
Suma Gandlur
Love your version bhel. It looks yummy and loaded with all crunchy and colorful ingredients.
Padmajha PJ
Oh wow! Such a yummy chaat Like you said so many versions and so many names they go by!!
Priya Srinivasan
oh yumm!!! cant say no to this!!!! there are so many ways to make it and i bet everything tastes delicious!!!!