Puffed Rice and Peanut Balls

Puffed rice is available in the stores and is widely used in India. It is also called "murmur" or in Telugu,"maramarallu". This recipe is an old one very commonly made in Indian houses espicially for children. It is fat free and gluten free too!

Maramarallu are made with only puffed rice and jaggery, or puffed rice with peanuts, roasted Bengal gram dhal{Channa dhal} and jaggery. This is a healthy snack to munch and gives energy and provides iron from jaggery.

This recipe makes about 25 balls or more.

Ingredients	Quantity
Puffed Rice	3 to 4 cups
Shredded Jaggery	¼ cup
Roasted Peanuts	½ cup
Roasted Bengal Gram (Chana Dal)	½ cup
Sesame Seeds	3 tbsps
Liquid Glucose (Optional)	2 tbsps
Cardamom Powder	½ tsp
Water	½ cup

Method

1. Take water in a thick bottomed pan or a nonstick pan and heat it.Add the jaggery and stir it.


2. Cook the jaggery till it dissolves and bubbles.


3. Add the liquid glucose which gives a sort of shine and crispness.


4. Add the puffed rice,peanuts,channa,sesame seeds and mix well.If more puffed rice is required ,it can be added because no syrup should be left over.


5. Remove from the heat and cool it for a minute and make balls with wet hands. Even if the mixture becomes hard while making the balls do not panic. You can always heat the mixture on low heat for half or one minute and resume making the balls.


6. These puffed rice balls can be stored in an air tight tin for many days.

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Cool Summer Mango Salad

Come Summer, there is plenty to eat nice ripe sweet mangoes! This wonderful Indian fruit can be included in our cooking other than desserts. They can be used in salads which gives a tinge of sweetness to the salad.This cool salsa recipe can be eaten by diabetics too once in a while.This recipe can be relished by all and for children the spicy green chillies can be avoided. This serves about six people.

Ingredients	Quantity
Tomatoes	3
Onion	1
Capsicum	1
Ripe Mango	1
Finely Chopped Green Chillies	1 tbsp
Chopped Cilantro	1 tbsp
Boiled Chick Peas (Kabuli Chana)	½ cup
Lime Juice	1 tsp
Black Pepper Powder	1 tsp
Salt	to taste
Olive Oil (Optional)	1 tsp

Method

1. Cut the peeled mango into small cubes.Chop the tomatoes,onions and capsicum or green pepper into fine pieces.


2. Take a bowl and add all the chopped vegetables,chick peas,ripe mango cubes,lime juice,green chillies,cilantro, salt and black pepper powder and mix well but lightly.


3. Add the olive oil and mix gently and cool it in the refrigerator.


4. Serve it cool with bread or in canapes or with chappatis.

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