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    Home » Recipes » Appetizer & Snacks

    Masala Puffed Rice Recipe (Garlic Puffed Rice)

    Aug 21, 2023. by Bhavana Patil. 15 Comments | This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Masala Puffed Rice or Spicy Garlic Puffed Rice recipe, also known as Bellulli Mandakki ( Bellulli=Garlic, Mandakki=Puffed rice) is a favorite tea-time snack for North Kannadigas prepared using thin puffed rice, peanuts, roasted gram, green chili, curry leaves, garlic, and a few other spices.

    Spicy Masala Puffed Rice is also known by different names like bellulli mandakki, khara puri, khara mandakki, khara kadlepuri, spicy garlic puffed rice, spicy murmura, mandakki mixture, spicy churmuri, etc.

    Masala Puffed Rice served in a newspaper cone with sev on the side in a cup
    Masala Puffed Rice

    You can serve this Spicy Garlic Puffed Rice (Khara Mandakki) with a hot cup of tea or coffee. Just before serving, top it with finely chopped onion, coriander leaves, and mixture (sev).

    Preparing this tasty garlic puffed rice recipe or Spicy Murmura is very easy, and I learned it from my mother. Stays fresh and crisp for up to 15 days when stored in an air-tight container. After that, you can increase or decrease the ingredients according to your taste and preference.

    Jump to:
    • What is Mandakki?
    • Why You'll Love This Spicy Murmura Recipe
    • Ingredients for Spicy Puffed Rice
    • How to Make Masala Puffed Rice
    • Serving Suggestions
    • Storage Suggestions
    • Tips & Variations
    • More Puffed Rice Recipes
    • More Snack Recipes
    • Masala Puffed Rice (Spicy Garlic Puffed Rice)

    What is Mandakki?

    Mandakki or puffed rice (also known as murmura, mamra, puri, porri or arsi porri) is a type of puffed grain from the Indian subcontinent, made from rice, commonly used in breakfast cereal or snack foods, and served as a popular street food like bhelpuri, masala mandakki in South India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

    In the North Karnataka region, Mandakki Oggarane, Masala Puffed Rice (belluli mandakki) is a popular snack.

    Checkout Other Healthy Snack Recipes Mint Makhana, Spicy Masala Makhana, Chocolate Makhana, Corn Bhel, Mexican Style Golgappa with Fruit Pani, Airfryer Beetroot Cutlet/Tikki

    Why You'll Love This Spicy Murmura Recipe

    • Easy and quick
    • Healthy snack
    • Made with basic pantry ingredients
    • Perfect for evening snacks, road trips, or when you travel.
    • Great for festivals like Diwali or Holi.

    Ingredients for Spicy Puffed Rice

    • Puffed rice: Also known as 'Murmura', 'Mamra', 'Kurmura' is the key ingredient. Buy the regular variety. It is easily available in any Indian grocery store.
    • Garlic: Use fresh garlic cloves for the best flavor. Roughly crush them with or without the skin.
    • Peanuts: Add roasted peanuts for the crunch.
    • Spices: red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt.
    • Tempering: oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves.

    How to Make Masala Puffed Rice

    Roasting Puffed Rice

    Firstly dry roast the puffed rice in a pan on low heat until they become crispy and crunchy (It takes about 2-3 minutes). Cool them completely.

    Roasting the murmura, helps them to keep fresh and crispy for a longer time.

    step to roast the puffed rice

    Heat oil in a pan on medium flame. Add mustard seeds, cumin (jeera) seeds, and let them splutter. Then add raw peanuts and roast until peanuts are slightly brown and roasted.

    step to roast peanuts collage

    Add fried gram (roasted chana dal), curry leaves, and crushed garlic one by one, and saute for 1-2 minutes.

    step to roast fried gram collage

    Turn off the heat. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, sugar, and salt. Mix it well.

    step to add dry spices and mix collage

    Next, add the roasted puffed rice and toss until well combined

    step to add puffed rice and mix collage

    Mouthwatering masala puffed rice is ready. Serve spicy murmura with onion, sev, and Mirchi/bonda. Allow it to cool and store in an airtight container.

    churmuri out of newspaper cone with mixture in a cup

    Serving Suggestions

    Serve Masala Puffed Rice with onion pakoda or mirchi bajji along with masala tea or coffee.

    You can also add some chopped onion, tomato, coriander leaves, and sev on top of this spicy murmura and serve as well.

    Storage Suggestions

    You can store the spicy puffed rice in an air-tight container for up to 2-3 weeks.

    Tips & Variations

    • Extra Garlic: If you like garlic, you can add some extra.
    • Crispy Puffed Rice: Puffed rice / Mandakki must be fresh and crisp for this recipe. If your puffed rice is soggy, microwave for 1 minute. Alternatively, you can dry roast them in a wide Kadai on a low flame for 2-3 minutes until crisp.
    • Dry Coconut & Nuts: You can also add thinly sliced dry coconut and nuts like cashews, and almonds while roasting peanuts.

    More Puffed Rice Recipes

    • Bhel Puri Chaat
    • Mandakki Usli
    • Girmit
    • Nargis Mandakki
    • Tomato Slice Chaat

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    Masala Puffed Rice served in a newspaper cone with sev on the side in a cup

    Masala Puffed Rice (Spicy Garlic Puffed Rice)

    Bhavana Patil
    Masala Puffed Rice is a favorite tea time snack for North Kannadigas prepared using thin puffed rice, peanuts, roasted gram, green chili, curry leaves, garlic and few other spices.
    4.82 from 11 votes
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    Servings: 4
    Calories : 170
    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: Indian, Karnataka, North Karnataka
    Diet: Gluten-Free, Vegan
    Method: Stovetop
    Prep Time : 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time : 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time : 15 minutes minutes

    Ingredients
      

    • 5-6 cups puffed rice/mandakki (Appx 1 liter)
    • 2-3 tablespoon oil
    • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
    • ½ teaspoon jeera/cumin seeds optional
    • 1-2 stalk curry leaves
    • 2-3 garlic cloves crushed
    • ¼ cup peanut/groundnut/shenga
    • ¼ cup daliya/putani/hurigadale/fried gram
    • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
    • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
    • ½ teaspoon powdered sugar
    • salt to taste

    Instructions
     

    Roasting Puffed Rice

    • Firstly dry roast the puffed rice in a pan on low heat until they become crispy and crunchy (It takes about 2-3 minutes). Cool them completely.
      Roasting the murmura, helps them to keep fresh and crispy for a longer time.

    Masala Puffed Rice

    • Heat oil in a pan on medium flame. Add mustard seeds, cumin (jeera) seeds, and let them splutter. Then add raw peanuts and roast until peanuts are slightly brown and roasted.
    • Add fried gram, curry leaves, and crushed garlic one by one, and saute for 1-2 minutes.
    • Turn off the heat. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, sugar, and salt. Mix it well.
    • Next, add puffed rice and Mix well until well-coated.
    • Masala puffed rice is ready. Serve spicy murmura with onion, sev, and Mirchi / bonda. Allow it to cool and store in an airtight container.

    Notes

    • Extra Garlic: If you like garlic, you can add some extra.
    • Crispy Puffed Rice: Puffed rice / Mandakki must be fresh and crisp for this recipe. If your puffed rice is soggy, microwave for 1 minute. Alternatively, you can dry roast them in a wide Kadai on a low flame for 2-3 minutes until crisp.
    • Dry Coconut & Nuts: You can also add thinly sliced dry coconut and nuts like cashews, and almonds while roasting peanuts.
     
    Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 16.2gProtein: 5gFat: 10.2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 243mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 0.6gVitamin A: 205IUVitamin C: 0.8mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.4mg
    Keyword belluli mandakki, masala puffed rice, spicy garlic puffed rice
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    1. Manish says

      June 12, 2020 at 1:37 am

      4 stars
      Good

      Reply
      • bhavana says

        June 12, 2020 at 6:57 am

        thank you..

        Reply
        • Swetha says

          August 11, 2020 at 7:26 am

          Tasted delicious! Thank you for sharing!

          Reply
          • bhavana says

            August 11, 2020 at 8:25 am

            Thank you Swetha 🙂

            Reply
    2. Nadha says

      August 03, 2020 at 7:01 am

      5 stars
      It tastes great! ?

      Reply
      • bhavana says

        August 04, 2020 at 6:47 pm

        Thats cool Nadha ? Thank you trying & sharing your feedback ? Do try other recipes on the blog, happy cooking ?

        Reply
    3. NEHA JAIN says

      August 18, 2020 at 4:10 am

      5 stars
      really awesome
      I tried and turned out to be very tasty

      Reply
      • bhavana says

        August 18, 2020 at 9:44 am

        Thank you Neha..

        Reply
    4. Sony Mrudula says

      November 27, 2021 at 7:19 am

      5 stars
      Minute made ...loved it

      Reply
      • Bhavana Patil says

        November 30, 2021 at 4:47 pm

        Hi Mrudula, so glad you liked it. 🙂

        Reply
    5. Elissa says

      September 15, 2022 at 12:31 pm

      5 stars
      This seems like a great recipe. I tried it today for the first time, but unfortunately, the Chana dal I purchased was raw, not fried, so even though I tried to fry it in oil longer than the peanuts, it just ended up blackened, but still hard/raw. Is there any way that I could fry these Chana dal myself, without using a lot of oil? Either way, do you have any suggestions on how to prepare the dal so I can use it in this recipe? Thank you.

      Reply
      • Bhavana Patil says

        September 21, 2022 at 5:28 am

        Hi Elissa, First of all, Thanks for trying my recipe.
        I did not use chana dal in this recipe...Chana dal is generally added in Indian Tempering or making dal (lentil curry), it does not work in this recipe. I have used fried gram also known as split chickpeas that is generally available in any Indian grocery store. Link is in the recipe itself in the recipe card. You may skip this ingredient as well and add other roasted nuts like almonds or cashews. Hope this helps.

        Reply
    6. Arch says

      November 03, 2022 at 5:09 am

      5 stars
      Perfect snack !! Thank you ,recipe was super simple, quick & tasty. . .

      Reply
      • Bhavana Patil says

        November 04, 2022 at 9:50 am

        Thank you so much for sharing your feedback, glad you liked it.

        Reply
    7. Arch says

      November 03, 2022 at 5:10 am

      5 stars
      Perfect snack !! Thank you ,recipe was super simple, quick & tasty. . .

      Reply

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