Bhel Recipe- Indian snack Salad with Puffed Rice, Sweet Potato and Tamarind Chutney

Tamarind chutney:

• 1 tbsp tamarind concentrate
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp sugar (coconut or raw or jaggery powder)
• a generous pinch of salt, cayenne
• a generous pinch of kala namak (indian sulphur salt), or chaat masala

Bhel Salad:

• 2 cups puffed rice or rice crispies white or brown rice or other unsweetened puffed grains
• 1 small cucumber chopped small
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• A bunch of mint finely chopped
• a bunch of cilantro chopped
• 1/2 cup cubed sweet potato cooked and cubed small (measured when cubed)
• 2 tbsp raw or roasted peanuts or chopped cashews or add in some cooked chickpeas to make nut-free
• 1/2 tsp chaat masala , optional (See Recipe note for recipe)
• 1/4 tsp salt or more to taste
• cayenne to taste
• lemon juice

optional add ins:

• sev chickpea flour noodles
• Papdi wheat crackers, omit to make gluten-free