Churumuri Recipe | Masala Mandakki
Churumuri also known as Masala Mandakki is a tasty vegan & gluten free puffed rice snack that is also a street food in Karnataka. There are many versions of making Churumuri across Karnataka. It is very easy to make and gets done in less than 15 minutes.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 cup puffed rice ((murmura, mandakki, pori))
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts (or masala peanuts or congress kadelakai (bangalore style spicy roasted peanuts))
- 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
- 2 to 3 pinches turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/4 to 1/3 teaspoon salt (or add as per taste)
- 2 to 3 pinches black salt (- optional)
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup onions (- finely chopped, or 1 small to medium onion)
- 1/3 cup tomatoes (- finely chopped, or 1 medium tomato)
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup carrot (- finely grated, or 1 small carrot )
- 1 to 2 tablespoons mango (– unripe, finely chopped, optional)
- 1 green chilli (- chopped, optional)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons coriander leaves (- chopped)
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon lemon juice (or add as per taste)
- 1/4 cup sev (for garnish or add as required – optional)
Instructions
- 1
Peel, rinse and finely chop the onion & tomato. Rinse, peel and grate 1 small carrot. Rinse and finely chop 1 green chilli and some coriander leaves.
- 2
Keep aside. In the mango season, you can also add 1 to 2 tablespoons of finely chopped raw unripe green mango.
- 3
Heat ½ tablespoon coconut oil in a pan or kadai. Keep flame to low or medium-low. Add the puffed rice.
- 4
Mix and stir often for 2 to 3 minutes on low to medium-low heat.
- 5
Roast puffed rice grains till they are crispy and crunchy. Do not brown the puffed rice.
- 6
Place the pan with the puffed rice on your kitchen counter and wait for 2 to 3 minutes.
- 7
Add the remaining ½ tablespoon coconut oil, kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric powder, roasted peanuts or masala peanuts or congress kadlekai (bangalore style spicy roasted peanuts).
- 8
Season with black salt and regular salt or add as per taste. You can even skip black salt if you do not have it.
- 9
Mix the coconut oil, peanuts, spice powders and salt with the puffed rice or mandakki evenly.
- 10
Now add the finely chopped veggies, green chillies and coriander leaves.
- 11
Quickly add the lemon juice. You can even squeeze lemon juice directly from halved lemons. You can add less or more lemon juice as per your taste buds.
- 12
Mix quickly and serve Churumuri or Masala Mandakki straight away. If you serve after some minutes, the puffed rice becomes soggy.
- 13
While serving you can garnish with sev (gram flour vermicelli) and a few coriander leaves.