Girmit | Masala Mandakki from North Karnataka
Girmit is a unique way of tempering puffed rice. It is more popular in Belagaum district of North Karnataka.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 3 cup Puffed rice
- 1/3 cup Onion chopped
- 1/4 cup Tomato chopped
- 1/4 cup Coriander leaves chopped
- 1/2 cup Nylon sev
- 1/4 cup Roasted gram (putani)
For girmit masala powder
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Coriander seeds
- 1" piece Cinnamon stick
- 3 nos Cloves
For girmit masla
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- Few Curry leaves
- 1/2 cup Onion chopped
- 1.5 tsp Green chillies chopped
- 1/4 cup Tamarind extract
- 1 tsp Jaggery
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp girmit masala powder
Instructions
- Heat a pan adding mustard, cumin, coriander seeds, cinnamon and cloves. Dry roast them for few couple of minutes. Transfer them to mixer and powder finely. Keep this masala powder aside till use.
- Take roasted gram in a mixer jar and powder it as well. Next heat a pan with oil, mustard, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Saute till the mustard splutter.
- When mustard splutters, add chopped onion and green chillies. Saute till onion turns translucent. Then include tamarind water.
- Add turmeric powder, salt, jaggery and let it boil. Next add the girmit masala powder and cook for few seconds.
- The mixture thickens a bit. Switch off and keep the girmit masala aside. Next in a bowl take puffed rice.
- Add chopped onion, tomato, 1/4 cup of girmit masala and roasted gram powder. Mix it well.
- Tasty and spicy girmit is ready to serve with tea or coffee.
Notes
- Use more green chillies to make it spicy.
- Serve it immediately otherwise it turns soggy.
- Garnish it with lots of save so that it gives nice crunchy taste.