Bombay mixとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Bombay Mix is the name used in the United Kingdom for a traditional Indian snack known as chiwda, chevdo, or chevda (चिवडा),(chivdo),चिवडो in India, or chanachur (চানাচুর) in Orissa and Bengal. The English name originates from the city of Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), India. It consists of a variable mixture of spicy dried ingredients, which may include fried lentils, peanuts, chickpea flour noodles, corn, vegetable oil, chickpeas, flaked rice, fried onion and curry leaves. This is all flavoured with salt and a blend of spices that may include coriander and mustard seed. The traditional Indian food can be eaten as part of a meal; as a standalone snack, though, it is usually consumed with the hands. Alternative versions include:

• The Bombay mix sold and served in Indian restaurants, take-aways and newsagents in the United Kingdom often does not contain dried fruit, although authentic recipes from Maharashtra do.
• In Pakistan, it is very popular, prepared throughout the country, usually known as chevda (although chevda also refers to another food stuff) or nimko.
• A different version, called gathia mix, and sometimes "Gujarati mix", is a lot spicier and contains only crunchy mix, peanuts and spices.
• In the USA, it is alternatively and more often referred to as "Punjabi mix".
• In Australia and New Zealand, it can be called bhuja mix, and is often not very spicy.
• In Myanmar, they are known as sarkalay chee, which literally means sparrows' droppings, referring to the lentil strips. They are very popular with both the Burmese and the Burmese Indians.
• In Sri Lanka, it is known just as "mixture", and includes a larger variety of exotic ingredients, such as casava and fried curry leaves. A famous popular brand is Rani's Mix.
• In Singapore, it is known as kacang putih.
• Chanachur, which is sold in Bangladesh, is very spicy compared to the other versions, and is much more popular amongst the Bengali people.
• In Tamil Nadu, it is knowns as just "mixture", and is available in almost all the sweet shops and bakeries. Usually it consists of fried ground nuts (peanuts), thenkuzhal, kara boondhi, roasted chana dal, karasev, murukku broken into small pieces, pakoda, oma podi, etc.