MANDAKKI VAGGARANE / PUFFED-RICE DISH

Mandakki vaggarne  is a common breakfast in Karnataka . It is also known as mandakki susla  which is very easy dish to make in busy mornings  .Puffed rice is made of raw rice in mills .  Many chats contains this puffed rice, like  it is used in bhel puri , home made snacks and also a sweet called puffed rice laddoo . We can also have it directly with save or mixture which is available in bekary. Later i will post some home made snacks also . This dish is very famous with the name "mirchi-mandakki "in Karnataka . I will post Mirchi also later . Right now enjoy this puffed rice upma...........                                                                   

Ingredients:-

1. Puffed rice                       2 big bowl which i have shown in below pic
2. Onion chopped                 2 big
3. Green chilly chopped        4-6
4. Mustard seeds                  1/2 tsp
5. Cumin seeds                    1/2 tsp
6. Urad dal                            1 tsp
7. Chana dal                          2 tsp
8. Curry leaves                     8-10
9. Coriander chopped          1/2 cup
10. Oil  less than                   1/2 cup
11. Grated fresh coconut         1 cup
12. Salt to ur taste                    2 tsp
13. Sugar                                 1 tsp
14. Turmeric powder              1/4 tsp
15. Lemon                               1 small
16. Water to soak puffed rice             

Preparation time : 20 min

Cooking time   :   15 min

Serves              :  4

Method:-

Keep a kadai on stove , add oil heat it on medium flame for 2 min , now add mustard and cumin seeds , curry leaves saute it , add urad dal , chana dal and saute it for 1min now add chilly and onion and saute it , after 2 - 3 min add turmeric powder and again saute for 2 min , when onions becomes translucent add sugar and 1 tsp of salt and mix well , turn off the stove .

Take enough water in a big vessel and soak the cleaned puffed rice in water for 2 min , now using both hands take soaked puffed rice and press it to remove the water , and directly put it in kadai . after removing all puffed rice of first bowl , water will be dirty so remove the water and again take fresh water for 2nd bowl of puffed rice soaking. when u complete this process , turn on the stove keep medium flame and mix well , add one more tsp of salt and lemon and mix well . when it becomes hot add 2 - 3 tsp of roasted gram powder and mix well , if u have more patience and want more taste , take a small blender add 3 tsp of roasted gram , few garlic cloves and make powder and add to it instead of plain gram powder . finally garnish with coriander and grated coconut , serve hot .

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