Churumuri recipe | mangalore charmuri recipe | masala mandakki recipe – mangalore’s most loved instant street food recipe, puffed rice mixed with chopped vegetables, lemon juice, ground nuts and spiced with chili powder which bombards with a lingering tingling taste all over your mouth.

Rice has always been an important part of mangalorean cuisine, and this churumuri recipe prepared with puffed rice is the most popular & loved street food of Mangalore and Udupi region. It is also called as charmuri in Mangalore.

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Churumuri recipe is an instant dish which can be prepared by  mixing chopped vegetables with puffed rice. A traditional puffed rice is made by heating rice in a sand filled oven.

Puffed rice is known as mandakki in Karnataka and kurlari in Mangalore region. Puffed rice is also used in bhel puri & also in some chivda recipes.

This chatpata churumuri recipe can be enjoyed  in stalls which are set up near temples, area fairs, as we walk by sea shores, and also in chat stalls.

In childhood, the first thing we notice as we set our feet near premises of the fair is charmuri sellers. They set up their stall in a wink of an eye. And with robotic speed they chop tomatoes, onion, grate carrot, beetroot and also mangoes during the season and serve you with lip smacking charmuri. I still remember dragging my dad to churumuri stall and make him buy it for us. Usually churumuri recipe is served in paper cones.

Prepare churumuri recipe and enjoy it with your family. Spice level of this recipe can be as per personal taste.Serve it immediately because it turns soggy very soon. You can also try other recipes like bread tikki, cabbage pakoda for evening tea time snack.