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Homemade spicy popcorn Vegan

Name: Homemade spicy popcorn (Indian style)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: world
Ingredients: 100 grams of popcorn kernels; sunflower oil; 2 teaspoons black mustard seeds; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (black or white); 1 tablespoon poppy seeds; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; optional: 2 tablespoons Kandi podi; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Making your own spicy popcorn is very easy and really worth it. This savoury popcorn is Indian influenced, we love it!

10 minutes

4 persons

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Nutrition balance score

Great

9.1/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

46.5 (Low)

11.37 (Medium)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

195.12 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

24.44 g
4.34 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

8.87 g
1.01 g

Proteins

4.25 g

Fiber

5.86 g

Sodium

9.13 mg

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Recipe homemade spicy popcorn

Recipe homemade spicy popcorn allergens

This recipe contains the following allergens. Click on the allergen to search for alternative recipes.

Mustard

Sesame seeds

Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-08-03, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 10 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-11-12

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Preparation time

5 minutes

Time cooking

5 minutes

Total time

10 minutes

Preparation – 5 minutes

heat a little sunflower oil in a heavy-bottomed pan. Pop the corn for a few minutes with the lid on the pan. The corn is ready when they are all popped. Transfer the popcorn to a large bowl.

Finishing the spicy popcorn – 5 minutes

toast the mustard seeds, sesame seeds and poppy seeds, briefly, in the same pan. You do not need to add extra oil for this. As soon as the seeds start to pop, turn off the heat and stir in the turmeric.

stir the toasted spices into the popcorn and then stir in the caster sugar, cayenne pepper and ground cinnamon. Stir in the kandi podi, if using (the addition of this spice mix is optional).

stir well. The popcorn is at its best when still warm. Enjoy!

Tips!

Which type of corn is used for popcorn?

You need popcorn kernels to make popcorn. They are available at most supermarkets.

Can you add other spices to make savoury popcorn?

You can use a variety of different spices to flavour your popcorn, for example, you could use garam masala or ras el hanout.

What is kandi podi?

Kandi podi is a lentil powder, ground together with various spices, including coriander seeds and cumin seeds. It is a classic recipe from Andhra, a state in India.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

195.12 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

24.44 g
4.34 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

8.87 g
1.01 g

Proteins

4.25 g

Fiber

5.86 g

Sodium

9.13 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

3.06 mg

Calcium

140.93 mg

Magnesium

49.43 mg

Potassium

49.43 mg

Phosphorus

134.28 mg

Copper

0.23 mg

Zinc

1.01 mg

Iodine

0.05 µg

Selenium

1.11 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

3.38 mg

Vitamine D

0.00 mg

Vitamine A

14.10 mg

Vitamine B1

0.18 mg

Vitamine B2

0.09 mg

Vitamine B6

0.16 mg

Vitamine B12

0.00 µg

Folic acid

26.31 µg

Vitamine E

1.46 mg

Vitamine K

12.06 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
25	gram	of popcorn kernels		88.50	16.38 g	0.38 g	0.95 g	-	2.30 g	2.30 g	1.50 mg	0.13 mg	3.75 mg	11.25 mg	82.50 mg	62.50 mg	0.01 mg	0.25 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.09 mg	0.05 mg	0.10 mg	-	7.50 µg	-	-	-
		sunflower oil		33.04	-	-	3.74 g	0.44 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.5	teaspoon	black mustard seeds	mustard	7.62	0.42 g	0.10 g	0.54 g	0.04 g	0.40 g	0.18 g	0.18 mg	0.14 mg	3.99 mg	5.55 mg	12.42 mg	5.04 mg	0.01 mg	0.04 mg	-	0.42 µg	0.11 mg	-	0.90 mg	0.01 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	2.43 µg	0.09 mg	0.08 µg	-
0.25	tablespoon	sesame seeds	sesame seeds	21.79	0.22 g	-	2.01 g	0.30 g	0.78 g	0.28 g	1.88 mg	0.34 mg	29.25 mg	13.13 mg	17.25 mg	22.50 mg	0.06 mg	0.21 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.04 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	2.63 µg	-	-	-
0.25	tablespoon	poppy seeds		11.50	0.09 g	0.07 g	0.93 g	0.11 g	0.45 g	0.46 g	0.05 mg	0.22 mg	36.00 mg	8.10 mg	14.63 mg	19.13 mg	-	0.12 mg	-	0.45 µg	-	-	-	0.02 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-
0.25	teaspoon	ground turmeric		1.88	0.22 g	0.01 g	0.11 g	0.01 g	0.09 g	0.05 g	0.84 mg	0.33 mg	4.66 mg	1.83 mg	8.94 mg	2.50 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.05 µg	0.02 µg	0.04 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.05 µg	0.02 mg	0.03 µg	-
0.5	tablespoon	kandi podi		15.20	3.40 g	0.20 g	0.55 g	0.10 g	0.20 g	2.50 g	3.85 mg	1.80 mg	61.50 mg	9.50 mg	137.00 mg	22.00 mg	0.14 mg	0.35 mg	-	0.23 µg	3.05 mg	-	13.20 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.04 mg	-	13.70 µg	1.35 mg	11.80 µg	-
0.25	tablespoon	caster sugar		14.51	3.58 g	3.58 g	-	-	-	-	0.75 mg	0.04 mg	-	-	1.88 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.06	teaspoon	cayenne pepper		0.70	0.06 g	-	0.03 g	0.01 g	0.02 g	0.05 g	0.06 mg	0.02 mg	0.28 mg	-	3.94 mg	0.54 mg	-	-	-	-	0.15 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.15 µg	-
0.06	teaspoon	ground cinnamon		0.39	0.07 g	-	-	-	-	0.03 g	0.04 mg	0.05 mg	1.50 mg	0.08 mg	0.63 mg	0.08 mg	-	-	-	-	0.04 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
				195.12	24.44 g	4.34 g	8.87 g	1.01 g	4.25 g	5.86 g	9.13 mg	3.06 mg	140.93 mg	49.43 mg	279.17 mg	134.28 mg	0.23 mg	1.01 mg	0.05 µg	1.11 µg	3.38 mg	-	14.10 mg	0.18 mg	0.09 mg	0.16 mg	-	26.31 µg	1.46 mg	12.06 µg	-