Muntha kinda pappu

Muntha kinda pappu

Muntha kinda pappu is the south Indian bhel. If I say it’s every south Indian child’s favorite street food, it’s not a lie. The bandi wala put an earthen vessel with some hot coal on a heap of murmur/maramaralu(puffed rice) and make muntha kinda pappu by taking the murmur from under that vessel so they r roasted. Hence the name muntha (vessel) kinda (under) pappu (food/dal)

The street person put all the ingredients and mixes in a coconut shell with a stick and serves on a newspaper with palm leaf spoon.  It sure was mouth watering.

It’s a tangy crispy snack easy to make when not in a mood to make some laborious one. A healthy and easy tea time snack sure pleases everyone.

You can always change the recipe according to your taste and the availability of the ingredients. This is very similar to one on the street

Ingredients:

Murmur- 2 cups

Onion- 1 finely chopped

Green chillies -1 finely chopped (optional)

Lime-1

Mixture (like boondi etc)- 1-2 tbs

Roasted peanuts n dalia/putnalu– 1 tsp (optional)

Melted Ghee- 1tsp (optional)

Chopped mint n cilantro- 1tbs or to taste (mint lesser than cilantro and skip if not available)

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder to taste

Garam masala- pinch

Method:

Lightly roast murmur

Take murmur in a deep pan/vessel add roasted peanuts, mixture, ghee, onions, green chilies, and mix well

Add salt, red chili powder,garam masala, lime juice, cilantro n mint leaves and mix thoroughly that murmur absorbs all the flavors and become little soft

Now serve with some chopped onions sprinkled on top