Bun Masala is one of the favorite snacks among my children. Compared to other chat items, its not that unhealthy.It is very easy to prepare.Once you have green chutney and sweet chutney ready, this snack can be prepared in a few minutes. At times when unexpected guests arrive, this dish can be prepared in no time.
You can use burger bun or ordinary sweet bun..In case you use sweet bun,you need not add sweet chutney because the bun itself would be sweet.
How To Prepare Bun Masala
In order to prepare bun masala, you would need sweet chutney and kara green chutney. So totally, you would ideally require around 30 minutes to get Bun Masala ready.Bun Masala Ingredients
- Bun - 2
- Onion - 2
- Carrot - 1 large
- Coriander Leaves - A few Strings
- Congress Groundnuts (kadle) - 1/2 cup
- Salt - a pinch
- Chat Masala - 1 tsp
- Sev - For decoration
- Green Chutney
- Sweet chutney
Method To Prepare Bun Masala
Firstly, you need to get the Green Chutney and Sweet Chutney ready
Recipe For Green Chutney
- Coriander Leaves - small bunch
- Pudina Leaves ( Mint Leaves ) - Half Of coriander leaves
- Salt - 2/3 tsp
- Black Salt - 1/2 tsp
- Jeera ( Cumin Seeds ) - 1/2 tsp
- Amchur Powder ( Dry Mango Powder ) - 1/2 tsp
- Green Chillies - 5
Grind all the above ingredients with minimum amount of water in a mixer.As far as possible, see to it that the chutney does not become too watery. It is always better to have a thick chutney and you can store the remaining chutney if any in the deep freezer also.
Recipe For Sweet Chutney
- Deseeded Dates - 7 - 8
- Tamarind - A small gooseberry size
- Jaggery - Twice the tamarind amount
- Salt - A pinch
Remove the tamarind pulp by adding hot water and wait for sometime. Now separate tamarind from its residue by squeezing it and then, discard the residue. Now, in a small vessel, heat the tamarind pulp, jaggery, deseeded dates (grounded in the mixer) . Heat it and let it boil for a few minutes so that the liquid becomes little thick.
Your sweet chutney is now ready.
Now let prepare the Bun Masala now.
- Chop the onions, coriander leaves, grate the carrot.
- Add salt, chat masala and congress groundnuts and mix it with the above items
- Take a Bun and cut it into equal horizontal halves and keep it aside.
- Smear the green chutney and the sweet chutney on one half of the bun
- Add two small spoons of onion fillings over it and spread it all over the bun
- Add Sev generously.
- Cover the other half of the bun and press it firmly.
Your Bun Masala is now ready to be served !!!
Kitchen Masti Points
Use can use cheese slice or grated cheese along with these ingredients and serve them as stuffed Cheese Masala bun.This dish cannot be preserved for a long period because the bun will turn soggy due to the liquids used in the recipe.
During birthdays this serves as a funky snack among the youngsters.
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