Masala Pori/Puffed Rice

     If anyone ask me to award for the best and non-junky snack. I will defenitely suggest this. I should say this is one of THE BEST Healthy, tasty, crispy, cheap and non-fatty snack. This is our traditional, home town based snacker which my grand ma use to prepare this often and even my mom will have this instock all time. During my childhood, if we are planning for a long trip, my mom will start preparing this, to munch during our bored journey time. One day, we went to temple and saw people selling this in huge numbers, suddenly thought why i shouldnot give a try so bought it immediately and prepared and even tasted and now its for your viewssssssssssssssssss................

ALL YOU NEED:

Puffed Rice	2 cups
Red Chilly Powder	1 spoon
Turmeric Powder	Pinch
Pepper Powder	1/2 spoon
Curry Leaf	4 Twigs
Urad Dhall	2 spoons
Garlic	8 Nos.
Salt	Pinch
Oil	2 spoons

METHOD:
     Take a wide frying pan. Heat 2 spoons of oil, add mustard, once it gets splutters add urad dhall. Wait until it turns golden brown. Take garlic cloves and do a whip in a mixer grinder. Add it into the oil along with curry leaf. Once garlic turns yellow brown, add the puffed rice, add in all powders and required salt. Do a hard stir with the garlic mixture for a while. That's it... Its ready to munch :) Allow it to cool down for a while, to store it in air tight container. Be careful it should not lose its crispyness.

Note: You can substitute chilly powder with red chilly, if ur serving it to kids.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Simple Bhel Pori

     I had some left out puffed rice sitting silently on our table. Since am not a food wasting person, i want to use it in some ways. I was breaking my head for some days wherever i crossing the table. Just like that an idea got stroked my mind so was waiting for my weekend to come. Even that day has come to gobble the left over puffed rice. As am an ardent fan(!) of Bhel Pori, I prepared a very simple Bhel Pori chat for our evening snacks using some basic in-house products. OMG ! you don't believe me, it really had a heavenly taste :)

ALL YOU NEED:

Puffed Rice/Pori	1 cup
Chopped Onion	1 No.
Chopped Tomato	1 No.
Coriander Leaf	3 Twigs
Chilly Powder	Pinch
Grated Carrot	1 No.
Tomato Ketchup	2 spoons

METHOD:
     Add the puffed rice in a wide bowl. Add all ingredients 1 by 1 except chopped coriander leaf and Tomato Ketchup. Mix gently without breaking the shape of puffed rice. Now chaat is partially ready. Few mins before you serve it, add 2 spoons of tomato ketchup and chopped coriander leaf, give a soft stir. Serve immediately to taste it with crunchy munchy feel :)

Note: To celebrate CHRISTMAS 2012, just added Jingle Bells and Snowfall.. Is it likey !!?? :P

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬