Masala Puffed Rice (Spicy Garlic Puffed Rice)

Ingredients

• 5-6 cups puffed rice/mandakki (Appx 1 liter)
• 2-3 tablespoons oil
• ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
• ½ teaspoon jeera (cumin seeds) optional
• 1-2 stalk curry leaves
• 2-3 garlic cloves crushed
• ¼ cup peanut/groundnut/shenga
• ¼ cup daliya/putani/hurigadale/fried gram
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon powdered sugar
• salt to taste

Steps

Roasting Puffed Rice

1. Dry-roast puffed rice in a pan over low heat for about 2-3 minutes, until crisp and crunchy, then cool completely. Roasting helps the murmura stay fresh and crisp longer.

Masala Puffed Rice

1. Warm the oil in a pan over a medium flame. Let the mustard and cumin seeds splutter, then add raw peanuts and roast until slightly brown and roasted.
2. Add fried gram, curry leaves and crushed garlic one after another, then saute for 1-2 minutes.
3. Switch off the heat before adding turmeric powder, red chili powder, sugar and salt. Mix well.
4. Mix in the puffed rice until it is well coated.
5. The masala puffed rice is ready. Serve the spicy murmura with onion, sev and Mirchi / bonda. Allow to cool before storing in an airtight container.