easy churumuri recipe | masala mandakki recipe | spiced puffed rice recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 2 minutes
  • Cook time: 3 minutes
  • Total time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: south india, udupi

Ingredients

  • 2 cup churumuri / puffed rice / murmura
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp fried peanuts
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • ½ tomato (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp carrot (grated)
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp sev (fine)

Method

  1. firstly, dry roast 2 cup churumuri on low flame until it turns crisp. you can alternatively keep under hot sunlight.
  2. now take crispy murmura in a large mixing bowl.
  3. add 2 tbsp coconut oil, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp salt and 2 tbsp fried peanuts.
  4. mix well making sure the spices are coated well to churumuri.
  5. now add ½ onion, ½ tomato, 2 tbsp carrot, 2 tbsp coriander and 2 tbsp lemon juice.
  6. mix roughly without allowing churumuri from turning soggy.
  7. further, add 2 tbsp sev and mix roughly.
  8. finally, enjoy churumuri or masala mandakki topped with more sev and coriander.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.