November 29, 2013

Beach Style Kara Pori / Masala Kara Pori Recipe - Snacks Recipes

Beach style Kara Pori/Spicy puffed rice is one of the yummiest beach side snacks recipes like thenga manga pattani sundal, Milagai bajji, Roasted peanuts, Sutta solam etc etc that one should never miss tasting in beaches. Recently when my parents visited me, I bought a big raw mango to make my dad's favorite instant mango pickle. I had some left over puffed rice which I bought for making karthigai pori urundai. When I saw both in my kitchen, I was tempted to try this beach style masala kara Pori with onion.

As I had bookmarked my SIL’s recipe, I quickly referred it, also went through this recipe and got few suggestions from Sendhil. I modified it slightly as per our taste and tried it. I din’t add cucumber and I used very less tomato (as told by Sendhil) as it makes the puffed rice soggy very quickly. It came out very well & was so so nice. We enjoyed eating kara pori as well as cut raw mango coated with chilli powder & salt like we get in beach. It was heavenly!!

Beach style kara pori

Yummy, a must try beach style snack !

Cuisine: Indian Category: Snacks Yields: 2

Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 2 Minutes Total Time: 12 Minutes

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml

Fresh puffed rice/Pori - 2 cups
Boiled peanuts - 1/2 cup
Grated carrot - 3 tbsp
Raw mango – 4 tbsp(finely chopped)
Big onion - 2 nos( Use 1 if too big, finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 no ( I used a very small one, finely chopped)
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1- 1.5 tsp
Salt - as needed
Lemon juice – 2 tbsp ( juice of 1 big lemon)
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)

HOW TO MAKAE BEACH STYLE KARA PORI - METHOD

Pressure cook the fresh peanuts adding salt for two whistles. If you use dried peanuts,soak in hot water for 2 hours & proceed as above. Chop & grate the veggies mentioned above. Keep everything ready.
In a wide bowl, mix all the ingredients except puffed rice & lemon juice.
Just before serving, add the puffed rice & squeeze the lemon juice. Check for taste and balance it. Add more lemon juice as tanginess should be more. Serve immediately.

Enjoy !

Note

Skip raw mangoes if you don’t get it. But it tastes great when combined with all these ingredients.
U have to soak the peanuts for a minimum of one hour in hot water & keep in a hot casserole if you want to cook it quickly else soak for 3-4 hours in normal water. Add salt while cooking.
U can also add finely chopped cucumber pieces & grated beetroots as done in some beaches.
Adjust red chilli powder according to your taste. As tangy taste is more dominant than spicy taste, I used more lemon juice. Adjust as per your liking.

Enjoy beach style kara pori as an evening snack ! You'll love it :)