KARA PORI / SPICY MURMURA RECIPE | EASY SNACK RECIPES

    This is a snack I have had so many times when I was a kid. Mom makes it very often and its so easy and tasty, flavourful. I will just sit next to the stove and watch my mom making this. Actually this "Spiced puffed rice/ Kara pori/ Spicy murmura" is very popular in Salem. There are shops selling these plain pori, kara pori, pataani and kadalai and so many similar stuffs. Dad is a big fan of all those kadalais. I feel these are lot better than the store bought packed chips and other junks. In fact, in Salem, a man will carry this in the back of bicycles in big sacs and sell it as “kadla pori, kara pori” . Mom always mocks inside the house in a low voice “ nolla pori norukku pori”.  Now please don’t ask me what is the meaning of it . That mom! She is always witty .

Kara pori recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Snack
Prep Time: 5 mins    |  Cook time: 10 mins    |  Makes: 3 cups

Ingredients

Puffed rice/ Pori/Murmura	3 cups
Sambar powder	1 & 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder	1/8 tsp
Salt	as needed
Garlic	3
Curry leaves	1 sprig

To temper

Ghee	1 tblsp
Peanuts (roasted)	3 tblsp
Fried gram dal	2 tblsp

Method

1.   Crush garlic roughly and set aside. Gather all other ingredients and keep ready. Heat a broad kadai/pan and add ghee. First add peanuts and fried gram dal and give a stir in medium flame for 30 seconds.

2. Next add garlic and fry until its golden brown and then add sambar powder, turmeric, salt and curry leaves. Switch off flame immediately or put it to low.

3. Add the puffed rice and mix well so that all the puffed rice gets evenly coloured (spice powders gets mixed evenly). Mix for a minute or two.

Notes

• Ghee adds a great flavour to this, also garlic and sambar powder.
• If you do not have sambar powder, you can use 3/4 tsp red chilli powder too.
• Garlic should get fried well to lend a nice flavour. so fry well.
• Adjust spice levels as per your taste.

After cools down completely, store in a airtight container and enjoy as tea time/ coffee time snack or while watching tv/ movie .

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