MUDI BHAJA

NOTE: Simply delicious to eat this mudi bhaja made with puffed rice is an all time tea snack.You can make it and store in air tight jar for a week.

U NEED:

Puffed rice /Mudi as called in Kolkatta: 2 cups

Roasted peanuts: 1/4 cup

Mustard oil or Vegetable oil: 3 tablsp

Kala jeera:1 tsp

Hing: pinch

Broken red chillies: 4

Salt and sugar to taste

Turmeric powder:1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder:1/2 tsp

METHOD:

1. Heat oil in a kadai.When hot add the kala jeera,hing and broken red chillies.Saute well.Now add the peanuts and saute well till they are light brown..

2.Add the puffed rice and toss well.Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder, salt to taste and 1/2 tsp sugar.Toss well.Switch off the gas.

3.Store in airtight container.

Another Variety(South style)

Instead of kala jeera use 1 tsp mustard seeds,vegetable oil and 2 tsp curry leaves. Rest same.