Chuduva/puffed rice masala

Ingredients:

•  5-6 cups Puffed rice ( murmure)
• 1/4 Peanuts (roasted)
• 1/4 cup  beaten rice (patla poha)
• 1-2 tsp Garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp Hing
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 1tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• Few curry leaves
• Sugar as per taste (powdered sugar)
• Salt as per taste.

Method:

Place the poha in a shallow microwave safe dish and microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes. Keep aside

 Heat the sauce pan with oil, add cumin ; mustard seeds, curry leaves and allow them to splutter. Add garlic paste, peanuts and fry for few minutes.

Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, hing , salt and turn of the heat.

Add puffed rice and poha mix it with tadaka. It takes time to coat the oil all over the puffed rice. Gently mix it.

Sprinkle powdered sugar, cumin powder and mix it.

Let it cool completely. Serve with Bhaji /pakoda or just with mixed  Sev.

Note:

• While tempering keep very low flame other, otherwise the masala will burn fast.
• If Puffed rice are soft, then dry roast them on low flame. This will help to keep them crunchy.

Or Try with chopped Onion, Tomatoes, Coriander leaves and Lime juice.