Jhalmuri

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Jhalmuri (Bengali: ঝালমুড়ি, Odia: ଝାଲ ମୁଢ଼ି, Assamese: ঝল মুৰি, Bhojpuri: झाल मुरी, Hindi: झालमुड़ी) is a popular street snack in the Bengali, Bihari, Bhojpuri, Odia, Assamese and Tripuri cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, made of puffed rice and an assortment of Indian spices, vegetables, Bombay mix (chanachur) and mustard oil. It is popular in the Indian states of Bihar, West Bengal, Tripura, eastern Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha and in neighbouring Bangladesh. It became popular in London when a British chef named Angus Denoon tried this snack in Kolkata and started selling it on the streets of London. The popularity of Jhalmuri has also reached other western cities like New York City through the Bengali diaspora. Ghoti Gorom (Bengali: ঘটি গরম) is another similar street snack food famous in West Bengal, Bangladesh and North East India. Ghoti gorom is very similar to such street foods like Jhal muri, bhel or dhal muri, similar in taste but does not have puffed rice or murmura. Ghoti gorom...

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