Kara pori is a quick and easy snack for tea time. If you have pori in stock you can whip this snack freshly when needed under 15 mins.
This is a snack I have had so many times when I was a kid. Mom makes it very often and it's so easy and tasty, flavourful.
I will just sit next to the stove and watch my mom making this. Actually this Spiced puffed rice / Kara pori/ Spicy murmura - is very popular in Salem.
There are shops selling these plain pori, kara pori, pataani and kadalai and so many similar stuffs. Dad is a big fan of all those kadalais.
I feel these are lot better than the store bought packed chips and other junks.
In fact, in Salem, a man will carry this in the back of bicycles in big sacs and sell it as “kadla pori, kara pori”.
Mom always mocks inside the house in a low voice “nolla pori norukku pori”. Now please don’t ask me what is the meaning of it 😄. That mom! She is always witty 😋.
Method
- Crush garlic roughly and set aside. Gather all other ingredients and keep ready. Heat a broad kadai/pan and add ghee. First add peanuts and fried gram dal and give a stir in medium flame for 30 seconds.
2. Next add garlic and fry until its golden brown and then add sambar powder, turmeric, salt and curry leaves. Switch off flame immediately or put it to low.
3. Add the puffed rice and mix well so that all the puffed rice gets evenly coloured (spice powders gets mixed evenly). Mix for a minute or two.
After cools down completely, store in a airtight container and enjoy as tea time/ coffee time snack or while watching tv/ movie 🙂.
Kara pori recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups Puffed rice Pori/ Murmura
- 1.5 teaspoon Sambar powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- Salt as needed
- 3 cloves Garlic crushed well with skin
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
To temper
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
- ¼ cup Peanuts roasted
- 2 tablespoon Fried gram dal
Instructions
- Crush garlic roughly and set aside.
- Gather all other ingredients and keep ready. Heat a broad kadai/pan and add ghee.
- First add peanuts and fried gram dal and give a stir in medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Next add garlic and fry until its golden brown and then add sambar powder, turmeric, salt and curry leaves.
- Switch off flame immediately or put it to low.
- Add the puffed rice and mix well so that all the puffed rice gets evenly coloured (spice powders gets mixed evenly).
- Mix for a minute or two.
Video
Notes
- Ghee adds a great flavour to this, also garlic and sambar powder.If you do not have sambar powder, you can use ¾ teaspoon red chilli powder too.
- Garlic should get fried well to lend a nice flavour. so fry well.Adjust spice levels as per your taste.
AparnaRajeshkumar
pretty one ! lovely coffee mug ! now u are tempting me taste coffee btw i quite coffee !
Sowmya Madhavan
I am not a big fan of this..but if I start having,,I really can't stop...quite addictive...
Uma
adding sambar powder is new to me.. interesting!
CHITRA
Ur bro's favourite. I make it very simple without adding peanuts and dals most of the time like aunty:) pics make me drool 🙂
Anu Shoj
very lite and crunchy snack..luv the pics...
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JEYASHRI SURESH
Very addictive snack, I recently learnt this from a friend but never tried on my own . Cute clicks
Aarthi
wow they look amazing..
Hamaree Rasoi
Crispy and colorful looking puffed rice with lovely mixes.
Deepa
Veena Theagarajan
This is my fav snack.. low calorie one.. love the color of the pic
Saraswathi Iyer
Looks tempting. Nice clicks.
anusha praveen
raji there you go!! i feel like eating some kara pori now with all those inviting clicks
Vanamala Hebbar
Rest is all same expect garlic..I wont add garlic. Nice
Nandita SS
This was my favorite snack in school. Loving it Raji 🙂
Sireesha Puppala
Wowwwwww perfect snack for lazy evenings
divya
OMG! a tempting snack, yummy and delicious.
Sangeetha M
love this simple savory snack anytime...lovely lovely pics there..love it!!
VineelaSiva
Nice and easy snack.All time favourite.
TheYummyMorsel
Looks so crispy, just feel like grabbing some from that bowl!
Sangeetha Nambi
My mom use to do this often....
Nilu A
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Pragati Jain
one of my favourite munching snacks..thanks for recipe..!!
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Sharmilee! :)
Anytime fav snack...easy to make,yummy to eat!!
preeti
Good Idea!! I am sure, Kids will love preparing it & surely eat it.
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Koushi
Recently I came across your blog, which is so very interesting..I don't know how I missed for this long.I like the way u have clicked the pictures. Are u from Salem?
selva kumar
i like kara pori....
good recipes in eve................
Archana Priyadarshini
Roasted avalakki or aval is also quite yummy recipe..
Vijaylaxmi
Would give it a try... Adding sambarpwd is new to me..
Sonia Kundra Singh
wow thx for the wonderful recipe. I am a snack enthusiast hence needed this recipe
Shiny Priyanka
simple dish ....thank you
Priya
Hi,
Can we add Red Chilli instead of sambar powder?
Raks Kitchen
i havent tried, but have seen ppl doing that. So sure you can try too.
Jannnn
Just tried, and it turned out to be awesome
Raks Anand
Thank you so much 🙂
R.S.Srinivasa Setty
Nice munching. Use of sambar and ghee are the magic ingredients. There is confusion,between method and video. Please clarify the confusion. Thanks in advance.
Raks Anand
Thank you, can you let me know your doubt?
Raks Anand
I tried both ways, it works fine. Video was made later, that's why different method. Garlic wont get burnt. Hope this helps