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Dishes made with puffed rice

4 dishes from around the world that list puffed rice as a main ingredient.

MahaprasadVegetarianମହାପ୍ରସାଦ 🇮🇳 IndiaSanctified vegetarian food served at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Bhel puriVegan 🇮🇳 IndiaPuffed rice snack tossed with chutneys, sev and crisp puris, sold on Mumbai streets Street food, Snacks, Tea time

JhalmuriVeganঝালমুড়ি 🇮🇳 India and 1 morePuffed rice tossed with spices, vegetables and mustard oil, served as a street snack Street food, Snacks

ChikkiVegan 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA brittle Indian sweet made from nuts and jaggery or sugar Sweet or dessert, Snacks

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Mahaprasad: Government of Odisha, CC BY 4.0, source
Bhel puri: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Jhalmuri: Johirpro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Chikki: Zeel Patel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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