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Easy Microwave Curry Popcorn Served with sweet and salty nuts and flavored with Indian spices.
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Easy Microwave Curry Popcorn

Curry popcorn is a quick, cheap, and easy appetizer that everyone loves. Seasoned with Indian spices, this popcorn is a little bit spicy, savory, salty, and just delicious—the perfect entertaining recipe.
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Indian-ish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
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Total Time 8 minutes
Servings 6 cups
Calories 69kcal
Author MyIndianStove

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup popcorn kernels ~ Depending on your popper
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons butter ~ Melted, or ghee or oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kashmiri ground red chili ~ 1/8 tsp cayenne or substitutions
  • 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala ~ Buy or make
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala ~ Kerala or all-purpose
  • 8 to 10 fresh curry leaves ~ Optional; slivered
  • 1/2 teaspoon nigella seeds (kalonji) ~ Optional
  • salt to taste ~ See Notes below
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Instructions

  • Gather all your ingredients.
    Easy Microwave Curry Popcorn Ingredients gathered.
  • Add the popcorn to the popcorn popper and put the lid on. Make sure to follow the instructions for the popcorn popper you are using. Some say to put the lid on partially ajar.
    Easy Microwave Curry Popcorn Kernels at the bottom of the popper and ready for the heat.
  • Place in the microwave and cook on High for 3 minutes. Add another minute if necessary. Use the popcorn setting if your microwave has that feature.
    Easy Microwave Curry Popcorn Finished popping and ready to be spiced up.
  • In a small bowl add the melted butter (ghee or oil) and mix your spices together including the curry leaves and nigella seeds, if using.
    Easy Microwave Curry Popcorn Melted butter flavored with garam and chaat masalas.
  • Add the spiced mixture to the popcorn and stir thoroughly. Your hands might be the best tool for this job. Taste for salt. If you want more flavor, add some of either or both of the masalas.
    Easy Microwave Curry Popcorn Served with sweet and salty nuts and flavored with Indian spices.

Notes

  • Salt: If you used chaat masala in your curry popcorn, this spice mix has salt in it so you may not need any additional salt.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 167IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg