Masala Pori | Kara Pori | Spicy Murmura | Easy Indian snacks

Spicy Masala Pori Recipe

We all love snacks and if its Indian ad spicy no one can say no. I love to have something to much along with my cardamom tea. But most Indian snacks are deep fried and sometimes we look for something light. This masala pori or spicy murmura is so easy to do, crunchy and light. You can make a big batch of it and save it. You can add nuts and seeds to this for a good crunch. I have added garlic for a fragrant flavor, you can skip it if you don't use garlic in cooking.  Pori is basically puffed rice, usually sold plain or found in mixtures. 

Kara Pori | Spicy Murmura Recipe

MASALA PORI | KARA PORI | SPICY MURMURA

Prep time - 3 minutes
Cook time - 5 mins
Serving suggestion  - as a snack along with coffee/ tea

Ingredients

Puffed rice / pori - 4 cups
Garlic pods - 5 smashed with skins on
Groundnuts - 1/2 cup
Roasted fried gram - 1/3 cup
Curry leaves - 8 leaves
Hing/ asefotidea - 1 pinch
Turmeric powder - 1/3 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp

Method

1. Heat oil in a pan, add the groundnuts and roast for 3-4 minutes until they firm up, add in the fried gram and garlic, roast for 2 minutes until the fried gram changes color.
2. Now add the curry leaves and switch off the stove add in the spices - turmeric, red chilli powder, hing and salt. 
3. Add the puffed rice and mix well until all the puffed rice is well coated with spices.
4. Once the mixture cools down store in an air tight container.

Easy Indian snack recipe | Oil free Indian snack recipe

COOKS WISDOM

TIP 1

1. Make sure to roast the groundnuts and fried gram dal until they urn color and make sure you roast them in low- medium flame. This helps in even cooking.

TIP 2

2. Make sure to add the spice powders only after switching off the stove else the spices will get burnt.

TIP 3

3. You can add any kind of nuts like cashew almonds or pista to this mixture. You can skip oil and add ghee.


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