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{{Infobox food
| name = Bombay mix
| image = Bombaymix.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Bombay mix
| alternate_name = Chanachur
| country = [[Indian subcontinent]]
| region =
| creator =
| type = [[Snack]]
| served =
| main_ingredient = Fried [[lentil]]s, peanuts, [[chickpea flour]] noodles, [[vegetable oil]], [[chickpea]]s, flaked rice, [[fried onion]] and [[curry leaves]]
| variations =
| calories =
| other =
}}
[[File:Chenachur.jpg|thumb|Chaṇāchura in [[Odisha]].]]
[[File:Mixture (the Indian snack) in Chennai.JPG|thumb|Mixture in Chennai]]
'''Bombay mix''' or '''''chiwda''''' is an [[Indian cuisine|Indian]] [[snack mix]] ([[namkeen (food)|namkeen]]) which consists of a variable mixture of [[spice|spicy]] dried ingredients, such as fried [[lentil]]s, peanuts, [[chickpea flour]] ghatia ([[Sev (food)|sev]]), [[maize|corn]], [[vegetable oil]], [[chickpea]]s, flaked rice, [[fried onion]] and [[curry leaves]]. This is all flavored with [[sodium chloride|salt]] and a blend of spices that may include [[coriander]] and [[mustard seed]]. It is also a widely consumed snack in the [[United Kingdom]].

==Variations==
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 product as '[[murukku]]', which is an entirely different product altogether.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fairprice.com.sg/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay |title=catalogId=10051&storeId=90001&productId=314685&langId=-1&categoryId=33965&parent_category_rn=33965&top_category=10059 Product: FAIRPRICE - MURUKU THICK |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109092042/http://www.fairprice.com.sg/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay |archive-date=9 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*In southern states such as [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]], it is known as just "mixture", and is available in almost all the sweet shops and bakeries. Usually it consists of fried ground nuts (peanuts), ''thenkuzhal'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.subbuskitchen.com/2009/10/thenkuzhal-recipe.html |title=Thenkuzhal Recipe |publisher=Subbus Kitchen |access-date=2014-02-02}}</ref> ''kara boondhi'',<ref name="kara boondhi recipe">{{cite web |url=http://www.samai.in/recipes/diwali-sweets-deepavali-recipes-festival-deepvali-specials/kara-boondi-bundi-boondhi-diwali-savouries-pongal-recipe-deepavali-snacks |title=Diwali special – Kara Boondi (Spicy Boondi) |publisher=Samai.in |date=2008-09-23 |access-date=2014-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215153646/http://www.samai.in/recipes/diwali-sweets-deepavali-recipes-festival-deepvali-specials/kara-boondi-bundi-boondhi-diwali-savouries-pongal-recipe-deepavali-snacks/ |archive-date=15 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> roasted ''[[chana dal]]'', ''karasev'', ''[[murukku]]'' broken into small pieces, ''[[pakoda]]'' and ''oma podi''.<ref name="oma podi recipe">{{cite web|url=http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/09/oma-podi-sev.html |title=Padma's Recipes: OMA PODI / SEV |publisher=Padmasrecipes.blogspot.com |access-date=2014-02-02}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Bhelpuri]]''
* ''[[Sev mamra]]''
* [[List of snack foods]]
** [[List of Indian snack foods]]
* ''[[Makka Poha|Makka poha]]''
* {{portal-inline|Food}}

==References==
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{{Indian Dishes}}

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[[Category:Indian snack foods]]
[[Category:Indian fast food]]
[[Category:Indian cuisine in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Culture of Mumbai]]
[[Category:Gujarati cuisine]]
[[Category:Bengali cuisine]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi cuisine]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi snack foods]]

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