Kaara pori

After getting ready to office, got mail as holiday due to heavy rain in Chennai. So I am into my blog today with this simple kaara pori. I would like to enjoy rain with Kaara pori and tea from childhood. This is my Appa’s favorite. So my mom always prepare this. Pori is very light and so you would not feel heavy. You can have as much as you want. As garlic gives nice flavor to this, don’t miss to add.

Let’s see how to make this kara kara Kaara pori.

Ingredients:

Pori – 3 cups

Peanuts – 2 tbsp

Chutney dal / Channa dal – 1 tbsp

Moor milagai – 4

Garlic – 4 cloves (you can add more)

Asafetida – a pinch

Chili powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric- 1/4 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Curry leaves

Salt as needed

Method:

Take a kadai, heat a tsp. of oil.

Add peanuts and fry till the color changes to slightly brown. Keep the peanuts aside.

Similarly fry chutney/channa dal in the same oil and keep separately.

Now in same kadai, add one more tsp of oil and add garlic cloves.

Fry till the garlic changes to golden color.

Add moor milagai and fry till the color changes.

Add a pinch of asafetida.

Now add curry leaves and fry for few seconds. Add turmeric, chili powder and salt. Mix well.

Add pori and mix well so as the spices mix evenly.

Fry pori in medium flame for 10 minutes.  

Take care and keep mixing to avoid burnt.

Now add fried peanuts and channa dal and mix well.

Transfer to serving bowl and enjoy with hot tea.

Note:

Add more garlic. Today I added less garlic.

You store this kara pori in air tight container for more than a week and enjoy daily evening snack.