My kids love this so much and their favorite to munch when they are reading books is this spicy murmura. As it’s a healthy snack, I never mind even if they binge on it. We love garlic, so I always spice up the pori with garlic and it gives such a nice flavor to our all time favorite snack.
Kara Pori Recipe
Prep time: 2 mins | Cook time: 5 mins | Makes: 2 cups
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Category: Snacks
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Category: Snacks
Ingredients:
- Pori (Puffed rice / Rice krispies) - 1+1/2 cups
- Roasted peanuts – 1/4 cup
- Roasted gram dal (pottukadalai / chutney dal) – 1/4 cup
- Garlic pods – 3
- Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
- Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 2 tsp
Instructions:
- Crush the garlic with skin and keep it ready.
- Heat a wide bottomed pan with oil. When hot add crushed garlic, curry leaves, roasted peanuts, roasted gram dal and sauté over low flame for 2-3 mins.
- Switch off the stove and immediately add turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt and mix well. It should get cooked in the heat of the pan itself.
- Now add pori and toss well. The pori should get well coated with the spice powders.
- Store in an air tight jar and enjoy as you please.
Notes:
- You can leave out the garlic if you do not like it.
- You can also add cashew nuts and sliced almonds while roasting the peanuts.
