Nargis Mandakki (Davangere Special Puffed Rice)

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Nargis Mandakki (Davangere Special Puffed Rice)

Nargis Mandakki|Davangere Special Puffed Rice is a very popular mandakki recipe from the town davangere located in central part of Karnataka.

Course Snack

Cuisine Davangere Special, South Indian

Keyword nargis mandakki

Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 170.5kcal

Author Bhavana Patil

Ingredients

2 cups puffed rice (puri or mandakki)
½ teaspoon mustard seeds (sasuve)
½ teaspoon jeera seeds (jeerage)
1 stalk curry leaves (karibevu)
3-4 green chillies (hasi menasinakayi) chopped
3-4 cloves crushed garlic (belulli)
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi/arishina)
½ teaspoon powdered sugar (sakkare pudi)
Salt (uppu) to taste
1 tablespoon roasted gram powder (hurigadale/putani powder)
2 tablespoon oil (enne)

Instructions

Firstly, add roasted gram or daliya (hurigadale or putani) into the blender (for dry grinding).
Grind it to a fine powder. Keep it aside.
Heat oil in a big pan on medium-low flame. Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, jeera, and let them splutter.
Then add curry leaves, green chilies, and then crushed garlic.
Fry until green chilies turn little brown, and then turn off the stove.
(Note: There should be no moisture in the green chilies or curry leaves, and they should be crisp).
Add the turmeric powder, salt, and sugar, and stir it well.
Finally, add the puffed rice, and mix it well until it is well coated.
Lastly, add roasted gram powder or daliya powder (putani powder) and mix well.
Davangere special nargis puffed rice or nargis mandakki is ready to eat. Serve with Tea/Coffee and Bhaji’s.

Notes

1.Puffed rice/Mandakki must be fresh and crisp for this. Incase it has turned a bit soggy, keep it in microwave and heat for 1 min. It will get crisp. Alternatively you can dry roast them in a wide kadai too separately for 1-2 minutes on low flame.

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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