Bombay mix

Bombay mix or Chiwda is an Indian snack mix (namkeen) which consists of a variable mixture of spicy dried ingredients, such as fried lentils, peanuts, chickpea flour ghatia (sev), corn, vegetable oil, chickpeas, flaked rice, fried onion and curry leaves. This is all flavored with salt and a blend of spices that may include coriander and mustard seed.

Bombay mix

Bombay mix
Alternative names	Chanachur
Type	Snack
Place of origin	Indian subcontinent
Main ingredients	Fried lentils, peanuts, chickpea flour noodles, vegetable oil, chickpeas, flaked rice, fried onion and curry leaves
Cookbook: Bombay mix   Media: Bombay mix

Chaṇāchura in Odisha.

Mixture in Chennai

Variations

Alternative, regional versions include:

• In Malaysia and Singapore, it is known as kacang putih. Members of the local Indian community usually refer to it as "mixture" as is done in Southern India. It is available from roadside vendors as well as shops and restaurants. Singaporean supermarket Fairprice refer to their Bombay mix product as 'murukku', which is an entirely different product altogether.[1]
• In southern states such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, it is known as just "mixture", and is available in almost all the sweet shops and bakeries. Usually it consists of fried ground nuts (peanuts), thenkuzhal,[2] kara boondhi,[3] roasted chana dal, karasev, murukku broken into small pieces, pakoda and oma podi.[4]

See also

• Bhelpuri
• Sev mamra
• List of snack foods
  • List of Indian snack foods
• Makka poha
•  Food portal

References

1. "catalogId=10051&storeId=90001&productId=314685&langId=-1&categoryId=33965&parent_category_rn=33965&top_category=10059 Product: FAIRPRICE - MURUKU THICK". Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
2. "Thenkuzhal Recipe". Subbus Kitchen. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
3. "Diwali special – Kara Boondi (Spicy Boondi)". Samai.in. 23 September 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
4. "Padma's Recipes: OMA PODI / SEV". Padmasrecipes.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.