Girmit
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A tangy puffed-rice snack of Hubballi-Dharwad, tossed with an onion-tomato-tamarind masala and topped with fried gram flour sev.
Region: North Karnataka (Hubballi, Dharwad and nearby)Occasion: Evening snackTime: 20 minServes: 4Vegan
Ingredients
- 6 cups puffed rice (mandakki)
- 2 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 2 green chillies, chopped
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp tamarind extract
- 1 tsp grated jaggery
- 2 tbsp fried gram powder (putani)
- Salt to taste
- ½ cup thin sev, chopped onion and coriander to garnish
Method
- Heat oil, splutter mustard seeds, then add half the onion and the green chillies and fry until soft.
- Add the tomato, turmeric, chilli powder, tamarind, jaggery and salt and cook into a thick masala.
- Add the fried gram powder and mix. Switch off the heat.
- Add the puffed rice and toss quickly until coated.
- Serve at once topped with sev, raw onion and coriander, with fried green chillies on the side.
History
Girmit is a local street snack of the Hubballi-Dharwad area, closely related to the many puffed-rice snacks of the Deccan.
Significance
Puffed rice is a staple snack in north Karnataka, and girmit with chilli bajji is a common evening treat at roadside stalls.