The Indian street-food snack made from puffed rice, sev, vegetables, and chutneys is called bhel puri.
Bhel puri is a chaाट-style mixture traditionally combining puffed rice with chopped onion, tomato, potato, coriander, sev, and chutneys. Tamarind chutney gives sweetness and sourness, while green chutney adds fresh herbal heat. Vendors mix the ingredients shortly before serving so the puffed rice remains partly crisp.
The snack is strongly associated with Mumbai, where beachside vendors and market stalls helped make it famous. It belongs to the broader family of Indian chaats, whose defining feature is often the balance of sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and crunchy elements in one dish.
Bhel puri is sometimes confused with pani puri or dahi puri. Those snacks use hollow fried puris as their central structure, whereas bhel puri is a loose mixture built around puffed rice. Regional versions may include raw mango, grated carrot, or other local ingredients.