Chinese bhel recipe | Mumbai roadside Chinese bhel |
by Tarla Dalal

Chinese bhel recipe | Mumbai roadside Chinese bhel | with 9 amazing images.

Chinese bhel is a very popular roadside snack in Mumbai. Mumbai roadside Chinese bhel is made of fried noodles, perked up with crunchy veggies like cabbage and spring onions and splashes of tongue-tickling Oriental sauces.

What happens when peppy Chinese flavours fuse with the all-time favourite bhel format? Well, you get Mumbai roadside Chinese bhel, so enjoy!

The fried noodles is available readymade, or can be made at home. Once you have that ready, the rest is just chop and toss as this snack requires no cooking. Even kids can make Chinese bhel themselves and enjoy, with reduced spice levels.

You can also try your hand at making other Mumbai roadside recipes like Mysore Masala Dosa or Roadside Hare Chane Ki Chaat.

Serve Chinese bhel immediately before it turns soggy. Ensure you have all the ingredients ready and mix just before serving.

Learn to make Chinese bhel recipe | Mumbai roadside Chinese bhel | with step by step photos below.

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For Chinese Bhel
2 cups fried noodles
1 cup shredded cabbage
1/2 cup chopped spring onions whites and greens
1 1/2 tbsp schezwan sauce
2 tsp red chilli sauce
1/2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1/2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp vinegar
salt to taste

For The Garnish
2 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens

Method
For chinese bhel

To make chinese bhel, combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and toss well.
Serve the chinese bhel immediately garnished with spring onion greens.

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per plate

Energy	664 cal
Protein	11.3 g
Carbohydrates	65.6 g
Fiber	1.5 g
Fat	39.8 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	578.4 mg

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For the Chinese bhel recipe

We would require fried noodles. While they are readily available in market, you can try making them at home using our Chinese Fried Noodles recipe.
The Crispy Fried Noodles recipe is not only easy to make, but can be made in bulk and stored in air-tight container and served with Indo-chinese delights like Manchow soup, Triple Schezuan rice and American chopsuey.
This fusion recipe is an outburst of flavours due to the addition of various sauces like schezuan sauce, red chilli sauce, tomato ketchup, soy sauce and vinegar. Substitute to them are sriracha, green chilli sauce, tamarind chutney or sweet chilli sauce.
Refer recipes for homemade schezuan sauce and tomato ketchup to make them time ahead and store in your fridge for future use.
While we have just added shredded cabbage and chopped spring onions, you can toss in other crunchy vegetables like capsicum, carrots, boiled corn, red cabbage etc.

In this recipe, we have simply mixed together all the ingredients but, if you don’t like the flavour or not prefer eating it this way, then try our another recipe for Chinese Bhel were we have sautéed the vegetables.

How to make Chinese bhel recipe

To make Chinese bhel recipe | Mumbai roadside Chinese bhel | in a deep bowl, take fried noodles.
Now add shredded cabbage to it. You can shred it in a food processor or using a sharp knife. Cabbage adds a unique crunch to the bhel.
Now add the chopped spring onions whites and greens. You can also slice them.
Then add schezuan sauce.

Add red chilli sauce. In case it is not available add one of the substitutes mentioned above.
Then add the tomato ketchup. It provides the much needed tangy flavor.
Finally add soy sauce, vinegar and salt to taste. Toss well.
Garnish the Chinese bhel | Mumbai roadside Chinese bhel |with spring onion greens.
Serve Chinese bhel | Mumbai roadside Chinese bhel | immediately before it turns soggy. Ensure you have all the ingredients ready and mix just before serving.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Can i use shezwan chutney instead os shezwan sauce? Yes you can, schezwan chutney will be chunky as compared to the suace. However if you like the sauce chunky you can use it to make Chinese bhel.

Soumitra

on 05 Aug 19 02:46 AM

Foodie #682651

on 28 Dec 18 09:48 PM

Good taste

Tarla Dalal

31 Dec 18 10:03 AM

Happy to know you liked the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and share with us your feedback. Happy Cooking!

Kumar Vaibhav

on 10 Sep 17 11:22 PM

Can we take normal noodles and fry them to make bhel??

08 Nov 17 12:46 PM

Hi Kumar, yes you can...

very helpful

on 07 Mar 17 09:06 PM

Sharmila

on 17 Dec 16 09:04 PM

I love it Plz keep on making such tasty recipes

08 Nov 17 12:49 PM

Hi Sharmila, We are delighted you loved the Chinese Bhel recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.

Rashida

on 16 Oct 16 12:36 PM

What kind of noodles you use for frying? Thank you

17 Oct 16 08:44 AM

Hi Rashida, We have used readymade fried noodles but you can always par boil the hakka noodles, dry them completely and then deep-fry them.

Falguni

on 26 May 16 02:18 AM

26 May 16 09:24 AM

Hi Falguni , we are delighted you loved the Chinese Bhel recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.

Mrudula Rao

on 25 Jan 14 07:19 PM

It is yammy Chat. My Children liked it very much.

08 Nov 17 12:54 PM

Hi Mrudala, we are delighted you loved the Chinese Bhel recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.

Pempemp

on 14 Oct 10 04:25 PM

Tarlaji thank you for this recipe.Since long wanted to taste the chinese bhel at one of the roadside stall,but for hygenic reasons never tried. Love the crunchy noodles and the spicy sauce.