Churumuri is a quick and easy puffed rice snack that is a very popular street food Karnataka. It is made with basic ingredients like onions, tomatoes, lemon juice, red chilli powder & coriander leaves.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 7 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 7 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: Karnataka

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Puffed Rice ((mandakki,pori, puri))
  • 1 small onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 medium Tomato (finely chopped)
  • 1 Green chili (chopped (skip if making for kids))
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chilli powder (or as desired)
  • 2 tablespoon coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or as needed)
  • 2 to 3 tablespoon Peanuts (roasted)
  • 1 teaspoon oil (or hot ghee)
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin (coarsely pound (optional))

Method

How to make Churumuri

  1. Roast the peanuts well on a medium heat until aromatic & golden.
  2. Pour puffed rice in a wide bowl. Clean up the dirt and powdery part. Best way to clean up is to sieve it.
  3. If the puffed rice is not crisp, then dry roast them in a pan until crisp. Cool them completely.
  4. Transfer them to a large mixing bowl. Add onions & tomatoes. Sprinkle salt, red chili powder, lemon juice & oil over the tomatoes.
  5. Begin to mix the onions and tomatoes with the spice powder first. Then mix it with the puffed rice.
  6. Then add add coriander leaves and peanuts. Toss & serve churumuri immediately else they lose the crunch. You can top it with mixture or boondi.

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.