Masala Pori(Puffed Rice Snack)

Masala Pori is an easy snack recipe. Masala pori is also known as kara pori. It is very tasty and healthy snack .  It will go well with evening tea in the winter season. My patti(granny) prepared masala pori and gave it to me. I asked for more and more of fried garlic as it tasted good.  Smell of coconut oil tempts us to eat more and more. I still remember the taste. So i remember the recipe.
Here is the recipe.


Masala Pori Ingredients:

Pori(puffed rice) - 1 pocket

Fried gram (pottu kadalai)   - ½ cup
Peanut(ground nut)        - ½ cup
Curry leaves - few
Red chilli         -  2
Mor Milagai - 4
Garlic cloves - 10
Coconut oil - 2 tblsp
Mustard        - ½ tsp
Cumin         -  ½ tsp
Turmeric powder - ½   tsp
Red chilli powder - ¼ tsp
Salt          - ½ tsp
Cumin powder         - ¼ tsp
Pepper powder         - ¼ tsp
 

Masala Pori Method:
Clean the pori. Dry roast the peanut and peel the skin. Crush the garlic cloves. Break red chillies and mor milagai.

Heat coconut oil in a frying pan and add mustard and cumin. When they crackle add curry leaves, red chilli, garlic and mor milagai and fry for a minute.

Then add pottu kadalai and ground nut and stir for a few seconds. Add all powders one by one and mix well.

Finally add pori (puffed rice) and mix thoroughly.