Mandakki Oggarane

Ingredients

• 250 Grams Mandakki/Puffed Rice
• 1 Medium Onion
• 2 Tbsp Oil
• 1/2 Tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 Tbsp Channa dal
• 1/4th Tsp Turmeric powder/Haldi
• 2 Tbsp Groundnut/Peanuts
• 2 (adjust accordingly) Green Chillies
• Few Curry Leafs
• 3 Tbsp Roasted gram powder
• 1 Tbsp Lemon juice
• Fistful of Coriander Leaves
• Salt to taste

Its one of the popular North Karnataka dishes.  Can be served for breakfast or as a evening snack. Goes well with any of your favorite pickle or even curd.                                                                                                           Mirchi Bajji is most popular combination to eat along with Mandakki Oggarane. 

Method :

• Take water in a big bowl, add mandakki/puffed rice to it and let it soak for 10mins.
• Heat oil in a pan, once hot enough add mustard seeds and when it starts crackling add channa dal, groundnuts, haldi, curry leafs and green chillies.

• After a minute when groundnut and channa dal turn slightly brown in color than add chopped onions and sauté for 2 more mins or till onions turn translucent.
• Check with the soaked Mandakki, they will be soft by now. Squeeze all the excess water from it with your hands and add it to the onion mixture.
• Now add roasted gram powder and salt to the onion mandakki mixture. Heat this up on a medium flame with a closed lid for 2mins.
• Once its properly heated switch off the flame, add lemon juice and mix well. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

Note :

• You can also add chopped tomato along with onions.
• Or you can also use cucumber instead of onion.