Jhalmuri ( bn, ঝালমুড়ি, ) is a popular
street snack popular in
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
/
Bihar/
Odia
Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to:
* Odia people in Odisha, India
* Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family
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, made of
puffed rice and an assortment of
spices, vegetables,
chanachur and
mustard oil. It is popular in
Bangladesh and in the neighbouring States in India -
Bihar,
West Bengal and
Odisha. It became popular in
London when a British chef named Angus Denoon tried this snack in
Kolkata and started selling it on streets of
London. Popularity of Jhalmuri has also reached other western cities like
New York City through the
Bangladeshi diaspora.
See also
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List of Bangladeshi dishes
Bangladeshi cuisine refers to the food and culinary traditions prevalent in Bangladesh. Dating far in the past, the cuisine emphasizes fish, vegetables and lentils served with rice. Because of differences in history and Bangladeshi geography, the c ...
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List of Indian dishes
*
List of rice dishes This is a list of rice dishes from all over the world, arranged alphabetically. Rice is the seed of the monocot plants ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple fo ...
References
{{Bengali cuisine
Bangladeshi snack foods
Indian rice dishes