Preparation time
less than 30 mins
Cooking time
less than 10 mins
Serves
Serves 4
Dietary
Vegetarian
By Saliha Mahmood-AhmedFrom Saturday Kitchen
Ingredients
For the Bombay mix-style popcorn
- 100g/3½oz corn kernels
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- ½ tsp table salt
- 150g/5½oz roasted salted peanuts
- 150g/5½oz raisins
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
Method
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Place the corn kernels and vegetable oil in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cover and heat over a medium heat. Wait for the kernels to pop; you will hear them popping away after a minute or two. Shimmy the pot around every 30 seconds or so to distribute the heat and help the kernels pop.
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When the kernels stop popping, or have reduced popping significantly, remove them from the heat and carefully pile them into a large serving bowl. Scatter over the chilli powder, chaat masala and salt. Roughly chop the peanuts and raisins and add them to the popcorn.
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Heat the caster sugar in a pan until it melts to form a deep golden-brown caramel. Working quickly, transfer the seasoned popcorn, raisins and nuts to the caramel and stir well with a wooden spoon. The idea is that the caramel coats as much of the popcorn as possible and makes the popcorn, raisins and nuts stick together in little clusters. Spread the popcorn out on a wide, tray and leave to cool slightly before serving.
