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Khara Murmura

Description
Crispy, low cal and tasty tea time snack made from puffed rice.
Ingredients
  • {Makes about 4.5 to 5 cups}
  • 4 heaped puffed rice
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
  • 2-3 dry red chillies (broken)
  • 10 to 15 curry leaves
  • 1/4 cup peanuts
  • 2 tablespoons cashew (broken)
  • 2 tablespoons fried gram (hurikadle/pottukadalai)
  • 4 garlic (unpeeled)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
    • Masala powders
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
  • 3/4 teaspoons red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur)
Instructions
  1. Separate garlic cloves and no need to peel. Just press/crush them whole with a knife so as to open them a bit. Wash curry leaves and pat dry.
  2. Heat oil in a wok/ heavy bottom kadai. Add mustard and let splutter. And hing, red chillies, stir once.
  3. Add the garlic, curry leaves, cashew, saute till cashews start to change color lightly.
  4. Add peanuts, fried gram. Saute on low till roasted and nuts turn a nice golden, about 1 min or so.
  5. Add all the masala powders, salt. Mix.
  6. Add the puffed rice and immediately off gas. Then mix well in same pan. Cool and store in airtight container.
Note
You can vary quantity of cashew, peanuts and fried gram as per your preference.
Read it online: https://prathiruchi.com/recipe/khara-murmura/