Chonka Muri (Puffed Rice Tempered?)

A quick snack for anytime. No preparations. Crunchy, yummy and pretty low on calories.

Stuff you definitely need:

Mustard Oil – 2 T
Puffed Rice aka Murmura aka Muri– 200 gm packet
Peanut – 6T
Roasted Chana Dal aka Putnal Pappu – 2T

Masalas

Salt - to taste
Turmeric – ½ t
Red Chilli Powder – 1 t
Dry Red Chilli Whole – 3-4
Mustard Seeds – 1 t
Cumin Seeds – 1 t
Chat Masala – 1 T

Steps:

1. Heat oil in a large wok.
2. Add mustard and cumin.
3. When it begins to splutter add the peanuts. On low flame fry it for a bit and then add the putnal pappu.
4. Add the Dry Red Chilli. Fry.
5. Add Turmeric, Red Chilli Powder, Chat Masala and Salt. Mix it and then add the Puffed Rice.
Leave it to cool and then store in an airtight jar or a Ziploc bag if you want to take with you on a trip.
Warning: This snack is highly addictive and you can’t stop eating it till it is finally all eaten.

(Crook saves time: It takes about 5-7 minutes to make and there is really no preparation. There isn’t much to save)

Fine tune:

Taste and adjust salt.

Serve:

Goes well with drinking sessions, long drives, travels, long blogging sessions, rainy evenings with tea, with mostly anything, I guess.
If you are so inclined and not feeling lazy, add copped onions, green chillies, coriander, tomato and lime and mix before serving.

More crooking:

None needed here!