Mandakki oggarane/ puffed rice poha/soosla

Preparation

• Grind the roasted Bengal gram and dry coconut in a mixie to a fine powder and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Next add both the grams, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, asafoetida, green chillies and fry for a second.
• Then add chopped onions and sauté for some time.Later, take a large bowl filled in water.
• Soak the puffed rice well in the water and remove it in both the hands and squeeze the water completely and add this puffed rice into the pan.
• Repeat this procedure till all of the puffed rice is over.Sprinkle some salt and add ground powder and mix well on low flame.
• Take it off from the heat to garnish with chopped cilantro and a dash of lemon!