This can even be taken as a light evening snack or a tea time snack. You can prepare this in large quantity and save it in a air right container and whenever you want to munch on something, you can use this. Also you can give this to kids as it is light as well as a healthy snack.
You can prepare this either coconut oil or in normal cooking oil. But when prepared in coco it oil, it gives a nice taste and great flavour. So try to use good coconut oil for recipe.
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Video recipe of Masala Pori | Murmura Chivda | Spicy Puffed Rice recipe
Printable recipe of Masala Pori | Murmura Chivda | Spicy Puffed Rice recipe

- Puffed rice/Pori - 3 cups
- Coconut Oil - 3 tsp
- Mustard seeds - a pinch
- Urud dal - little
- Garlic - 8 to 10 crushed
- Peanuts - 1/4 cup or more
- Cashews - 5 to 6 optional
- Roasted Gram/Pottu Kadalai - 1/4 cup or more
- Curry leaves - handful
- Dry Red Chillies - 2 to 3
- Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder - less than 1/4 tsp
- Salt - as per taste
- Sugar - For taste optional
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In a Pan, or wide vessel, add oil and when hot add mustard seeds and urud dal.
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Add then rushed garlic and fry till it becomes light brown.
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Then, add the peanuts, cashews, roasted gram, curry leaves, dry chillies and start frying it.
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When the nuts becomes slightly brown, add the chilli powder, turmeric powder and Salt.
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Add in the puffed rice and start mixing it worth the spices.
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All spices well coated.
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Check for the spicies and Salt now and adjust accordingly.
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Add the sugar finally. (It is purely optional and I didn't add here).
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Great tea time snack is ready. It Can be stored in air tight container.
Refer the below notes

Step by step instructions of Masala Pori | Murmura Chivda | Spicy Puffed Rice recipe
Ingredients
- Puffed rice/Pori – 3 cups
- Coconut Oil – 3 tsp
- Mustard seeds – a pinch
- Urud dal – little
- Garlic – 8 to 10, crushed
- Peanuts – 1/4 cup ( or more )
- Cashews – 5 to 6 ( optional )
- Roasted Gram/Pottu Kadalai – 1/4 cup ( or more )
- Curry leaves – handful
- Dry Red Chillies – 2 to 3
- Chilli Powder – 1/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder – less than 1/4 tsp
- Salt – as per taste
- Sugar – For taste ( optional )
Method to prepare Masala Pori | Murmura Chivda | Spicy Puffed Rice
In a Pan, or wide vessel, add oil and when hot add mustard seeds and urud dal.
Add then rushed garlic and fry till it becomes light brown.
When the nuts becomes slightly brown, add the chilli powder, turmeric powder and Salt.
Add in the puffed rice and start mixing it worth the spices.
All spices well coated.
Check for the spicies and Salt now and adjust accordingly.
Add the sugar finally. (It is purely optional and I didn’t add here). Great tea time snack is ready. It Can be stored in air tight container.
Tasty and spicy Masala Pori | Murmura Chivda | Spicy Puffed Rice is ready.

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yummmmmy and very tempting..nice cliks
Love it ! Perfect tea time snack for me. happy holidays Akila
Nice quick snack with tea and a great prasadam too.
looks so lovely and easy to make. I love this stuff. If you make it at home, you can totally control the oil amounts.
Superb snack for munching 🙂 well made dear
Oh is it… Will try next time definitely… Thanks for the tips….
My Mom prepares this every time after ayutha pooja. Liked this version too. but if you add crushed garlic it adds nice flavor.
Nice kara pori, love to have this snack at this cold weather. Akila meanwhile I have posted the picture of Kandanthippili in the step by step pictures.
Simple and yum snack….
I love this one! Nice clicks!!
wow..looks inviting
I have tried this once…never know its so easy to make…
Irresistible!!!Loved the recipe….
Perfect with tea,love the presentation..
The Best snacker…
healthy and guilt free snack
Luv masala pori, perfect tea time snack.
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Have a lovely week ahead 🙂
Easy tea time snack…
A perfect snack when I am hungry and want something quick!
None can resist to this masala pori,love it anytime.
tempting and delicious evening snack..
Super & tempting snacks..
Nice snack for tea time.
My Granny makes this crispy snack, love it. yours looks excellent