Garlicky Puffed Rice

Velluli Maramaralu.

Garlicky puffed rice is an instant and spicy snack to munch anytime of the day. Garlic is grated up and mixed with red chili powder and ghee. Puffed rice is tossed in with the prepared garlic chili powder oil along with roasted gram. Immediately serve garlicky puffed rice as a snack.
Makes: 2 Cups of Garlicky Puffed Rice

Ingredients:

Puffed Rice 1 1/2 Cups
Dalia / Roasted Gram 1/2 Cup
Garlic 1 Small Clove
Red Chili Powder 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves 2
Salt to taste
Ghee 1/2 tsp

Method of preparation:

Warm up the ghee and keep aside.
Toast the curry leaves in a shallow pan until they crisp up and break them into pieces.
Peel and grate the garlic into a mixing bowl.
Add salt, curry leaves and ghee and mix well.
Stir in roasted gram / putnala pappu and puffed rice.
Toss everything well and serve garlicky puffed rice immediately.
Notes: Make sure to add the puffed rice just before serving.

Suggestions: If the mamra becomes soggy, stir in a handful of fresh puffed rice to crisp things up.
Variations: You could also use sesame oil instead of ghee. Add few roasted peanuts if desired.
Other Names: Garlicky Puffed Rice, Lasan Mamra, Velluli Maramaralu.

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Spicy Mamra

Karam Maramaralu.

Garlic and red chiles are fried in oil till aromatic and are finely crushed with help of fingers. Puffed rice / mamra is briefly roasted and mixed with prepared spice mixture along with roasted peanuts. Serve spicy puffed rice as a tea time snack.
Makes: 2 Cups of Spicy Mamra.

Ingredients:

Puffed Rice 2 Cups
Garlic 2 Cloves
Whole Red Chiles 2
Turmeric Powder a big Pinch
Roasted Peanuts 2 tbsps
Curry Leaves 10
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tbsp

Method of preparation:

Peel and slice the garlic.
Remove stems and bread red chiles into small pieces.
Briefly roast the puffed rice in a shallow pan and remove from heat.

Heat oil in a small pan, add garlic, red chiles and curry leaves.
Fry till garlic changes into light golden in color and red chiles darken a bit.
Remove from heat and cool the fried ingredients to room temperature.
Using fingers, crush them into small pieces along with sufficient salt.

In a mixing bowl, add puffed rice, roasted peanuts, crushed garlic, red chiles, turmeric powder and salt.
Mix everything thoroughly with help of hands and remove onto jar with a tight lid.
Serve spicy mamra as a snack.
Notes: Make sure not to burn any of the ingredients.

Suggestions: If the mamra is too spicy, mix in some plain mamra. If the puffed rice is not spicy enough, roast few more red chiles and mix with the mamra.
Variations: You can also add roasted gram, fried sago, sev, potato chips etc…
Other Names: Spicy Mamra, Karam Maramaralu.

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