BHEL is an acronym for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, a Gas and Steam turbine manufacturer in India. Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ...
Other uses of the term Bhel
Bhel is also an Indian festive dish. Traditionally bhel is made with two types of chutneys, sweet and hot. The main ingredient of bhel is mumras, puffed rice kernels. Sev, tomatoes, potatoes, and onions are also added. When enjoyed with puri, it is known as Bhel Puri.
Go to any busy street in a small town or a big city and you’re bound to find rows of street food hawkers cooking the food right before your eyes and selling delectable delicacies that are sure to fire your appetite, leaving you no choice but to want to bite into those hard-to-resist heavenly temptations.
Bhel is a perfect example of such hard-to-resist street food fare (appetizer) and makes a great mouth watering evening snack or salad.
Bhel is a versatile dish where you can add ingredients according to your choice – some more versions of bhel include corn bhel and murri mixture.
Puffed rice and sev, a fried snack made from besan flour, form the base of the bhel.
Bhel puri is made from finely cut tomatoes, onions and chillies added to the base.
Bhel puri is usually made with two different "chutneys" (Hindi for sauce) - one spicy chutney made of green chilli and the other sweet chutney made of dates or tamarind.