Churumuri Recipe (Spicy Puffed Rice Snack)
Churumuri, a delectable vegan and gluten-free snack made from puffed rice, is a popular street food in Karnataka. Various versions of this dish exist throughout the region, and preparing it takes less than 15 minutes, making it incredibly simple to whip up.
Ingredients
- 2 cups puffed rice (murmura, mandakki, pori)
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts or masala peanuts or congress kadelakai (bangalore style spicy roasted peanuts)
- 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder
- 2 to 3 pinches turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- ¼ to ⅓ teaspoon salt or add as per taste
- 2 to 3 pinches black salt – optional
- 1 small to medium onion or ¼ to ⅓ cup finely chopped onions
- 1 medium tomato or ⅓ cup finely chopped tomatoes
- 1 small carrot or ¼ to ⅓ cup finely grated carrot
- 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped raw unripe green mango – optional
- 1 green chilli – chopped, optional
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
- ½ to 1 teaspoon lemon juice or add as per taste
- ¼ cup sev for garnish or add as required – optional
Instructions
Preparation
- 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.
- Keep aside. In the mango season, you can also add 1 to 2 tablespoons of finely chopped raw unripe green mango.
- Heat ½ tablespoon coconut oil in a pan or kadai. Keep flame to low or medium-low. Add the puffed rice.
- Mix and stir often for 2 to 3 minutes on low to medium-low heat.
- Roast puffed rice grains till they are crispy and crunchy. Do not brown the puffed rice.
Making Churumuri
- Place the pan with the puffed rice on your kitchen counter and wait for 2 to 3 minutes.
- 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).
- Season with black salt and regular salt or add as per taste. You can even skip black salt if you do not have it.
- Mix the coconut oil, peanuts, spice powders and salt with the puffed rice evenly.
- Now add the finely chopped veggies, green chillies and coriander leaves.
- 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.
- Mix quickly and serve churumuri straight away. If you serve after some minutes, the puffed rice becomes soggy. While serving you can garnish with sev (gram flour vermicelli) and a few coriander leaves.
Nutrition
Calories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 6gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 530mgPotassium: 461mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 4455IUVitamin C: 20.1mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 5.7mg
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