Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 5 min
Serves: 2

Ingredients (type 1): (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 2 cup puffed rice or mandakki or churumuri or murmura (crispy ones)
2. 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
3. 1/4 tsp jeera or cumin seeds
4. 4 - 5 curry leaves
5. 1 - 2 finely chopped green chili
6. 1 small onion finely chopped
7. 1 small tomato finely chopped
8. One big pinch turmeric powder
9. 1/4 - 1/2 tsp sambar powder
10. 1/4 tsp sugar
11. 1/2 tsp lemon juice (optional)
12. 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
13. 2 tbsp finely grated coconut
14. 2 tbsp sev mixture (optional)
15. 2 tsp cooking oil
16. Salt as per your taste

Ingredients (type 2): (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 2 cup puffed rice or mandakki or churumuri or murmura (crispy ones)
2. 2 green chilies
3. 1 small onion finely chopped
4. 1/4 cup roasted gram or putani
5. 1/4 cup roasted peanuts or shenga
6. 1 tsp roasted white sesame seeds or ellu
7. 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
8. 2 tbsp sev mixture
9. 2 tbsp cooking oil
10. Big pinch of turmeric powder
11. Salt as per your taste

Instructions for making nargis mandakki (type 1):

1. Heat 2 tsp of oil in a frying pan. Prepare tempering using mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Switch off the stove.
2. Next add in finely chopped green chili, tomato and onion. Give a quick mix.
3. Add in salt, sugar, sambar powder, lemon juice and a pinch of turmeric powder. You can adjust salt and sugar level as per your taste. Please note adding lemon juice is optional. If you do not have sambar powder replace it with rasam powder. Give a quick mix.
4. Add in puffed rice or mandakki. I have added crispy unsalted variety.
5. Give a quick mix. Now you need to serve this immediately.
6. So transfer the spicy mandakki mixture into the plates. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves, grated coconut and sev mixture. Please note sev mixture is optional. Serve immediately.

Instructions for making nargis mandakki (type 2):

1. To begin with make a fine powder of roasted gram, roasted white sesame seeds and roasted peanuts.
2. Shallow fry the green chilies and keep it ready.
3. Next in a big container take mandakki or churumuri. Take crispy mandakki.
4. Add in 2 tbsp of oil, big pinch of turmeric powder and salt. Give a quick mix.
5. Next add in 2 tbsp of powder from step 1. Give a quick mix.
6. Immediately transfer it into the plates. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves, chopped onion, sev mixture and fried green chili. Serve it immediately.

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