Girmit, also known as masala mandakki is a popular street food in north karnataka. This tea time snack is very easy to prepare & is also very tasty. Girmit tastes almost like bhel puri, but ingredients are slightly different. Girmit is prepared by using spicy chutney or girmit masala,which is prepared by using onion, tamarind pulp, jaggery and girmit masala powder. We have to first prepare girmit masala powder,and then we add it while preparing chutney/girmit masala.
Ingredients:
Puffed rice / mandakki - 2 Cups
Onion chopped - 1/2 Cup
Tomato - 1/4 Cup
Coriander leaves finely chopped - 2 tbsp
Roasted Gram / Putani / Hurigadale - 1/4 Cup
For Girmit masala powder :
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 Piece
Cloves - 2-3
For Girmit Masala :
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1 tsp
Curry leaves
Finely chopped Onion - 1/2 Cup
Green chilli - 1 tsp
Tamarind extract - 1/4 Cup
Jaggery - 2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Girmit masala powder - 2 tbsp
Method:
- In a mixer jar, take roasted gram/hurigadale & powder it. Keep it aside.
- In a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cinnamon and cloves. Dry roast them for few minutes.Transfer these ingredients in to mixer jar and make fine powder. Keep it aside.
- Heat a pan with little oil. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds. when mustard start to splutter, add curry leaves, finely chopped green chillies, finely chopped onion. saute until onion becomes translucent.
- Then add tamarind pulp, Turmeric powder, jaggery, salt, prepared girmit masala powder. Let this mixture boil for few secs.
- When it starts to thicken, switch off the stove.
- In a mixing bowl, take puffed rice/ mandakki. Add finely chopped onion, tomato, roasted gram powder, prepared girmit masala. Mix it well.
- Tasty and spicy girmit or masala mandakki is now ready to serve. while serving, garnish with some finely chopped coriander leaves.
