Masala Pori / Masala Puffed Rice

This is a very easy to prepare recipe in less than 10 min of time which is healthy too. For festive days, like Vijayadasami or Vinayaga Chathurthi, we used to buy more Pori/Puffed rice and most of the time, it is left unused. So we can make this Masala Pori using the leftover Pori.

Ingredients

• Puffed rice/Pori - 3 cups
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds -  a pinch
• Peanuts - 2 tsp
• Cashews - 5 to 6
• Roasted Gram/Pottu Kadalai - 2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Dry Red Chillies - 2
• Chilli Powder - 3/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Salt - For taste (1/2 tsp
• Sugar - For taste

Method

• In a Pan, or wide vessel, add oil and when hot add mustard seeds.

• Then, add the peanuts, cashews, roasted gram, curry leaves, dry chillies and start frying it.

• When the nuts becomes slightly brown, add the chilli powder, turmeric powder and add the puffed rice and start frying it.

• Add the salt and mix the puffed rice, very well so that the powders are well coated.

• Add the sugar finally.

• Great tea time snack is ready.
• Can be stored in air tight container.