Masala Pori Recipe | Spicy Puffed Rice Recipe

Posted on Apr 30th, 2015

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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Thinking of tea time snack which is quite simple and easy to make and also healthier? All of us have a carving of eating some snacks especially during weekends or holidays. We would we checking our groceries to find if we have any snacks or if we can make simple snacks with available groceries in home. This yummy Masala Pori is a right option for you… We can concoct this in minutes and also with less oil so it is a very healthy evening snack. Also this would be a great crunchy snack for kids returning from school. Most of us make bajji/bonda or other fried items for a evening. But instead of deep fried snacks, this masala pori would be better option. Lets see, how to make this Kara Kara Muru Muru masala pori…

Masala Pori Recipe | Spicy Puffed Rice Recipe

Nowadays kids are fuzzy eaters. They are not eating a full meal or whole breakfast / dinner. Rather, they eat less quantity of food and within an hour, they start to look for some crisps or snacks. That too, Summer Holidays, we find it very difficult to feed then as they are more idle. Sometimes, we stock many crisps at home still they make choices and annoy us. To tackle the kids, especially during their holidays, we can make this Crispy Masala Pori and store it and atleast once a day we don’t need to break our head :-))

Masala Pori Recipe | Spicy Puffed Rice Recipe

Preparation and Yield:

Preparation time	–
Cooking Time	15 mins
Servings	5

Masala Pori Recipe | Spicy Puffed Rice Recipe

Ingredients:

Puffed Rice	4 Cups*
Groundnut	3/4 Cup
Roasted Gram Dal (Pottukadalai)	1/2 Cup
Garlic Cloves	5
Curry Leaves	1 sprig
Salt	To taste
Red Chilli Powder	1 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder	1/4 teaspoon
Chaat Masala	1/4 teaspoon
Hing	1/4 teaspoon
Oil	1 tablespoon

* 1 Cup = 250ml

Masala Pori Recipe | Spicy Puffed Rice Recipe

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and add the peanuts and fry them in low flame till they are nicely roasted. Then add roasted gram dal to the pan and then start frying them in low flame

Along with roasted gram dal, add crushed garlic and saute them till the gram dal turns into light red color. Finally add curry leaves and fry for a minutes. Switch off the flame

Then, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, chaat masala, hing and salt and give it a good mix. Finally add puffed rice and give a good mix until all the spice powders are nicely mixed with the puffed rice