Churumuri chiwda/chivda

Churumuri chiwda/chivda (puffed rice with spices) step-by-step recipe with photos.

Churumuri (also called churmuri) or puffed rice – perfect ingredient to make a healthy snack. Churumuri chiwda is an easy-to-make snack that can be made within just a few minutes. Churumuri is popularly known as mandakki in Kannada. This dish is different from bhel puri which is famous street food. Chiwa is dry and is made with a spice tempering, whereas bhel puri is made with combining wet ingredients like tomato, onion, etc. in churumuri.

This healthy snack comes in very handy on busy days or for sudden hunger-pangs. They are a great light snack with your evening tea.

There are a number of ways puffed rice can be used to make a snack. This is a simple recipe where it is tossed with a tempered spice mixture. Store it in an airtight container and it will stay fresh for 1-2 weeks. Crunchy, healthy tea time snack, or just munch on it when you feel like!

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Churumuri chiwda/chivda step-by-step recipe with photos

1. Fry the peanuts until crunchy

2. Add dry red chilli, coconut slices and roasted Bengal gram

3. Add the spices and curry leaves

4. Add puffed rice and mix well

Churumuri chiwda

Shilpa

Churumuri or puffed rice – perfect ingredient to make a healthy snack. This is a simple recipe where it is tossed with tempered spice mixture.

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Course Snack

Cuisine Indian, Karnataka

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Ingredients

  

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• 5 cups puffed rice churumuri
• 2-3 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp red chilli powder
• 2-3 dry red chilli
• 10-12 curry leaves
• ¼ cup roasted Bengal gram (puthani)
• ¼ cup coconut dried, thinly sliced
• Salt to taste
• ½ cup peanuts raw

Instructions

 

• Heat oil in a large frypan or skillet. Fry the peanuts until they are crunchy
• Add the dry red chilli, coconut slices, and roasted Bengal gram and fry for a few more minutes
• Add asafoetida, curry leaves, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and saute for 1-2 minutes
• Add the puffed rice and mix well
• Once cooled store in an airtight container

Notes

• Make sure the churmuri chiwda is completely cooled before storing, else it can lose its crunch
• Adjust the chilli based on your preference

Nutrition Facts

Churumuri chiwda

Amount Per Serving

Calories 69 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Fat 5g8%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 2mg0%

Potassium 50mg1%

Carbohydrates 5g2%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 25IU1%

Vitamin C 13mg16%

Calcium 9mg1%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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