North Karnataka Style Girmit (Puffed Rice Masala) Recipe - A Quick Snack
Girmit recipe is very popular street food from North Karnataka prepared from puffed rice or kadlepuri or mandakki. This snack recipe is extremely popular in Hubli-Dharwad region of Karnataka also known as masala mandakki in other places. The combination of Girmit and Green Chilli bajji is very popular. It is a mouth-watering dish which is light and can have with tea. Preparation time: 30-45 minutes Ingredients 2 cups Puffed Rice (Unsalted) 1 spoon Tamarind paste 2 small finely chopped Onions 1 small finely chopped Tomato 2 Green Chilli 1 spoon Jaggery 2-3 spoons Roasted Gram Powder 4-5 crushed Garlic 3-4 spoons Oil 5-6 Curry leaves Half spoon Mustard seeds Half spoon Cumin seeds Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing Coriander leaves Half spoon Turmeric powder 1 spoon Lime Juice Steps Girmit Masala 1) Add 4 tsp oil in a kadai and add 1 spoon mustard, half spoon jeera, 5-6 crushed garlic and 5-6 curry leaves. Allow it to splutter. 2) Add 1 finely chopped onion and 2 green chillies....