Bombay mix

A bowl of bombay mix
Alternative names	Dalmut
Type	Snack
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Bombay
Associated cuisine	Indian
Media: Bombay mix

Bombay mix is an Indian snack mix which consists of a variable mixture of spicy dried ingredients, such as sev, fried lentils, peanuts, chickpeas, chickpea flour ganthiya, corn, vegetable oil, puffed rice, fried onion and curry leaves.^[1] This is all flavored with salt and a blend of spices that may include coriander and mustard seeds. It is part of a category of snack food called Farsan.

Alternative, regional versions include:

• 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.^[2]
• 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,^[3] kara boondhi,^[4] roasted chana dal, karasev, murukku broken into small pieces, pakoda and oma podi.^[5]
• In Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, it's called Chanachur.^[6]

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