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Kurmura Tadka A tasty snack made from puffed rice. Cooking Time:  5-10 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  5-10 minutes   Category:  Veg Ingredients • Puffed rice (kurmura/murmura) 4 cups • Almonds 10-12 • Green chillies 2 • Oil 2 tablespoons • Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon • Asafoetida a pinch • Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon • Curry leaves 20-25 • Chole,roasted 1/2 cup black • Salt to taste • Sugar 1 teaspoon Method Heat a large kadai. Halve the almonds and the green chillies. Pour oil into the kadai and when it is heated add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add asafoetida, turmeric powder and sauté for ½ minute. Add curry leaves and almonds and sauté till the leaves are crisp. Add the roasted chana, salt and sugar and mix well. Add kurmura and mix well. When it is completely cooled store in airtight container.

Bhel Puri Recipe Published On 02 Feb 2012 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Breakfast/ Brunch /Tiffin Varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes, Light Vegetarian Lunches,Low Fat Recipes, Vegan Recipes.     Bhel Puri is a combination of puffed rice along with vegetables and spicy, tangy chutney/auce. This is the most commonly sold chaat/fast food in many places in India. It is a snack with an iconic status in Western India. Bhelpuri is low-fat, delicious and eay to make! After a long day at work, or on days when I have no mood to cook, we have Bhel Puri for dinner. I store all the dry ingredients in the pantry, the chutney in the fridge and we just combine all these to whip up a delectable “khatta-meetha-theeka” light dinner. On the last road trip we took, I packed all the ingredients required to make bhel puri and we had it many times as snack or even as dinner. You can get creative and add or...