Fragrant, comforting, and easy to serve as a complete meal, Masala Puffed Rice (Spicy Garlic Puffed Rice) is a vegetarian Indian, Karnataka, North Karnataka snack made with puffed rice/mandakki, oil, and mustard seeds in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: Indian, Karnataka, North Karnataka

Ingredients

  • 5-6 cups puffed rice/mandakki ((Appx 1 liter))
  • 2-3 tablespoons oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon jeera (cumin seeds) (optional)
  • 1-2 stalk curry leaves
  • 2-3 garlic cloves (crushed)
  • 1/4 cup peanut/groundnut/shenga
  • 1/4 cup daliya/putani/hurigadale/fried gram
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon powdered sugar
  • salt (to taste)

Method

Roasting Puffed Rice

  1. Firstly dry roast the puffed rice in a pan on low heat until they become crispy and crunchy (It takes about 2-3 minutes). Cool them completely. Roasting the murmura, helps them to keep fresh and crispy for a longer time.

Masala Puffed Rice

  1. Heat oil in a pan on medium flame. Add mustard seeds, cumin (jeera) seeds, and let them splutter. Then add raw peanuts and roast until peanuts are slightly brown and roasted.
  2. Add fried gram, curry leaves, and crushed garlic one by one, and saute for 1-2 minutes.
  3. Turn off the heat. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, sugar, and salt. Mix it well.
  4. Next, add puffed rice and Mix well until well-coated.
  5. Masala puffed rice is ready. Serve spicy murmura with onion, sev, and Mirchi / bonda. Allow it to cool and store in an airtight container.

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.