Bombay mix is an Indian cuisine snack mix which consists of a variable mixture of spice dried ingredients, such as sev, fried , , , chickpea flour ganthiya, maize, vegetable oil, puffed rice, fried onion and curry leaves.
Variations
Alternative, regional versions include:
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In Malaysia and Singapore, it is known as kacang putih. Members of the local Indian community usually refer to it as "mixture" as is done in southern India. It is available from roadside vendors as well as shops and restaurants. Singaporean supermarket FairPrice refer to their Bombay mix as murukku, which is an entirely different product.
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In western part of India especially in Pune, Maharashtra it is known as Chiwda. Babus Laxminarayan Chiwda popularised the concept nationally and internationally with different varieties such as poha chiwda, potato chiwda, patal pohe chiwda, cornflakes chiwda and lite chiwda
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In southern Indian states such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as well as in the north of Sri Lanka, it is known as just "mixture", and is available in almost all the sweet shops and bakeries. Usually, it consists of fried peanuts, thenkuzhal,
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In Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, it's called Chanachur.
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In Pakistan, it's called Nimco or Nimko.
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