Bombay Popcorn Mix

⏱ 30 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 indian ✅ Easy 🏷 Snack

This homemade Bombay popcorn mix is a wonderfully economical snack. It features salted popcorn tossed with roasted chickpeas, peanuts and sultanas. The whole combination is coated in a fragrant, spiced butter blend. It delivers a satisfying mix of textures and classic Indian flavours, perfect for sharing. The recipe takes about 30 minutes to prepare and serves four people.

Bombay Popcorn Mix

Ingredients

  • 400g can chickpea drained and dried
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 50g butter
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 70g bag salted popcorn
  • 85g peanut
  • 100g sultana

Method

  1. Set your oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the drained chickpeas on a baking tray with the vegetable oil. Season them, give the tray a good shake for an even coating, then bake for 25 mins.
  2. While the chickpeas bake, melt the butter in a microwave. Stir the garam masala and curry powder into the melted butter, seasoning with salt and pepper. In a large bowl, combine the salted popcorn, peanuts and sultanas. Add the baked chickpeas, then pour the spiced butter mixture over everything. Toss thoroughly until all components are well coated.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories458 kcal
Fat27 g
Saturates9 g
Carbs39 g
Sugars18 g
Fibre5 g
Protein11 g
Sodium400 mg
Salt1 g

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategorySnack
Cuisineindian
DietGluten-free, Vegetarian