Kara Pori

This is the snack which is more or less a regular evening accompaniment with our tea and a quick filling snack when hunger pangs strike.

Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Cooking Time : 15 minutes

Ingredients

Pori / Murmura - 4 cups
Pottukadalai / Gram dal - 1/4 cup
Groundnuts - 1/4 cup, roasted and shelled
Curry Leaves - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 3/4 tsp
Garlic - 3 cloves, peeled and crushed
Oil - 4 tbsp

Procedure

1. Heat oil in a kadai, when the oil is hot, simmer the flame, add the salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, garlic, curry leaves and roast for a minute till the curry leaves and garlic turn slightly crisp
2. Add the pottukadalai and continue to roast till they turn crisp.
3. Add the peanuts and roast for a minute
4. Finally add the murmura and toss till the murmura is completely coated and turns crisp.
5. Once done, wait till it cools down and transfer to an airtight container.

Note:

1. We normally have this as it is with tea.
2. To handle our hunger pangs, we add boiled potatoes, chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumber, lemon, sev and have it. Trust me it is super filling and is very low in calories.