BELLULLI MANDAKKI ( GARLIC PUFFED RICE)

" Bellulli Mandakki" ( Bellulli=Garlic, Mandakki=Puffed rice) is a fav evening time snack for North Kannadigas. There are many road side stalls in my hometown where bellulli mandakki is served with Mirchi/bonda. Backhome I hardly used to eat mandakki, now I crave to eat it!!!!!!!!

Ingredients:-

Puffed rice- 6 cups
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard- 1 tsp
Curry leaves- 1 string
Garlic slices-2 tbsp
Peanut- 2 tbsp
Daliya- 2 tbsp
Cashews- 2 tbsp
Red chilli powder- 1tsp/ as per your taste
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

PROCEDURE:-

• Heat oil in a wok, add mustard, curry leaves, garlic pods, peanut, cashews, daliya one by one,fry for 2 -4 minutes.
• Turn off the heat, add red chilli powder, sugar and salt. Mix it well.
• Mix the above masala with puffed rice.
• Voila, mouth watering mandakki is ready.