Masala Mandakki

Ingredients:

4 cups Puffed Rice / Mandakki

4-5 Garlic flakes / Bellulli

5-6 tsp Dalia Split / Putani / Hurigadale

3-4 tsp Peanuts / Groundnuts / Kadlekai / Shenga

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

1/2 tsp Blackgram seeds

1-2 Red Chilly

4-5 tsp Oil

1 tsp Garam Masala powder

Pinch of Turmeric powder

Pinch of Salt

Recipe:

Take 4 cups of puffed rice and keep it aside.

Remove the outer cover of garlic flakes and smash it. Add 4-5 tsp oil and smashed garlic to a thick bottomed vessel/pan. Fry them for about 2-3 mins, untill garlic turns golden in color. Add mustard seeds, blackgram seeds, peanuts, dalia split, red chilly turmeric powder, pinch of salt and garam masala powder. Fry them for about 3-4 mins in medium flame. Once all the ingredients turns golden in color, add curry leaves and fry for few seconds.

Add puffed rice and fry them for about 2-3 mins in low flame.

When it is cooled to room temperature, keep it in an airtight container. Serve along with coffee or tea.