easy girmit recipe | masala puffed rice | north karnataka mandakki upkari
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: snacks
- Cuisine: north karnataka
Ingredients
for girmit masala / curry:
- 4 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard / rai / sasuve
- ½ tsp jeera / cumin / jeerige
- few curry leaves
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 green chilli (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp turmeric / haldi / asrshina
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp putani powder / roasted gram powder
- ½ cup tamarind extract
- ½ tsp jaggery / gud / bella
for serving:
- 2 cups churumuri / mandakki / puffed rice
- 2 tbsp onions (finely chopped)
- 3 tsp putani powder / roasted gram powder
- 2 tbsp tomato (finely chopped)
- 2 tsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- handful of sev / mixture
Method
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 4 tsp oil and add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp jeera and few curry leaves. allow to splutter.
- further add 1 finely chopped onion and 2 green chilli. saute well.
- also add ½ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp salt. saute for a minute.
- additioanlly, add ½ cup tamarind extract and ½ tsp jaggery.
- boil for 3 minutes.
- now add 1 tsp putani powder and mix well.
- girmit masala / curry is ready.
- further, in a large mixing bowl take 2 cups churumuri.
- add in ¼ cup of prepared girmit masala / curry.
- also add 2 tbsp onions, 2 tbsp tomato and 3 tsp putani powder.
- give a rough mix.
- finally, serve north karnataka style girmit recipe garnished with few coriander leaves and handful of sev / mixture.
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.