bhel
/beɪl/noun
उच्चारण बेल
भेल, भेलपुरी
Core word
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an Indian street snack of puffed rice, sev, chopped onion, tomato, chutneys and spices mixed together
भेल, भेलपुरी
- We ate bhel on Juhu beach at sunset.
- The vendor mixed the bhel and served it in a paper cone.
- A plate of bhel is cheap, crunchy and full of flavour.
+ 2 more examples
- Radhika likes her bhel with extra tamarind chutney.
- We shared a plate of bhel while we waited for the bus.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
bhel (uncountable noun, also bhelpuri)
Bhel is usually uncountable when you speak of the food: some bhel, a plate of bhel. Plural 'bhels' is not used.
भोजन के रूप में 'bhel' प्रायः uncountable है: some bhel, a plate of bhel। 'Bhels' प्रयोग में नहीं है।
- Bhel is crunchy because of the puffed rice and sev.
- We ate a plate of bhel at Juhu beach.
a plate / packet of bhel
Use plate, packet or paper cone of with bhel for counting.
गिनती के लिए plate, packet या paper cone of का प्रयोग होता है।
- He ordered two plates of bhel and one of pani puri.
bhel + noun
Bhel appears before nouns like seller, stall and masala.
Bhel के बाद seller, stall, masala जैसे शब्द आते हैं।
- The bhel seller added a squeeze of lime to each plate.
make / mix / serve bhel
Bhel is mixed at the last moment so that it stays crisp.
Bhel को आख़िरी क्षण में मिलाया जाता है ताकि वह कुरकुरी रहे।
- She mixed the bhel just before serving it.
bhel in the passive and with the comparative
Bhel can be mixed, served or finished (passive): the bhel was finished in minutes. It can also be compared: this bhel is crunchier than that one.
Bhel के साथ passive रूप आता है, जैसे 'the bhel was finished'। इसकी तुलना भी की जा सकती है: crunchier than।
- The bhel was finished in minutes.
- This bhel is tangier than the one at the station.
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verb + bhel
eatmixserveordermake
- Radhika ordered bhel on the way back from school.
bhel + noun
puristallsellerchutneymasala
- The bhel stall near the station is always crowded.
adjective + bhel
spicycrunchytangysoggyfresh
- Soggy bhel loses its charm, so eat it quickly.
bhel with + ingredient
with chutneywith onionwith sevwith raw mango
- She likes bhel with plenty of raw mango.
bhel + occasion
after schoolat the beachon a rainy eveningat the fair
- We had bhel at the fair after watching the puppet show.
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- The bhel seller shook the paper cone and handed it to the child.
bhel बेचने वाले ने कागज़ का शंकु हिलाया और बच्चे को पकड़ा दिया।
- After the long walk by the sea, we all wanted hot tea and cold bhel.
समुद्र के किनारे लंबे चलने के बाद हम सब गरम चाय और ठंडी bhel चाहते थे।
- Bhel should be eaten as soon as it is mixed.
Bhel को मिलाते ही खा लेना चाहिए।
- In Mumbai, bhel is as famous as vada pav.
मुंबई में bhel उतनी ही प्रसिद्ध है जितना वड़ा पाव।
- Arjun made bhel at home with puffed rice and left-over chutney.
अर्जुन ने घर पर मुरमुरे और बची हुई चटनी से bhel बनाई।
- The college canteen sells bhel only after four o'clock, when the puffed rice is fresh.
कॉलेज की कैंटीन चार बजे के बाद ही bhel बेचती है, जब मुरमुरे ताज़ा होते हैं।
- Radhika asked the vendor to make her bhel less spicy but with extra sev.
राधिका ने विक्रेता से कहा कि उसकी bhel कम तीखी बनाए, पर सेव अधिक डाले।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I ate two bhels at the beach.
✓ I ate two plates of bhel at the beach.
As a food, bhel is uncountable, so count it with plates of.
भोजन के रूप में bhel uncountable है, इसलिए 'plates of' से गिनें।
✗ The bhel are very spicy.
✓ The bhel is very spicy.
The food name takes a singular verb.
भोजन के नाम के साथ singular क्रिया आती है।