Puffed Rice Upma Recipe - Murmura Upma

Divya Shivaraman

June 15, 2018

23632 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 20 M|Total: 30 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:South Indian Breakfast

Cuisine:South Indian Recipes

The Puffed Rice Upma makes a quick and easy breakfast for those busy weekday morning. Puffed rice is a type of grain made from rice, commonly used as a breakfast cereal or snack foods, and served as a popular street food in India in the form of Bhel Puri.

This is a twist to the traditional bhel with a South Indian touch. You can make your own twist by adding some potatoes, beans and carrot to make it more nutritious and wholesome.

Serve the Puffed Rice Upma for a quick and easy weekday breakfast or even as a tea time snack when you have some guests over along with some Kesar Chai Recipe - A Delicious Saffron Flavored Indian Tea.

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This is a twist to the traditional bhel with a South Indian touch. You can make your own twist by adding some potatoes, beans and carrot to make it more nutritious and wholesome.

Other recipes that you can try are:

Ingredients

6 Puffed rice

1 Oil

1/2 Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1/2 Cumin seeds (Jeera)

10 Curry leaves, roughly torn

1 Ginger, grated

1/4 Raw Peanuts (Moongphali)

1 Onion, finely chopped

2 Green Chillies, finely chopped

1/4 Green peas (Matar), steamed

1/4 Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 Tomato, roughly chopped

2 Lemon juice

1 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, finely chopped

Salt, as needed

Instructions for Puffed Rice Upma Recipe - Murmura Upma

To begin making Puffed Rice Upma Recipe (Murmura Upma), place the puffed rice in a strainer and wash it under running water for 30 seconds and set aside on a bowl for all the excess water to drain out.

Alternatively, if you like the upma crunchy you can directly add the puffed rice without washing it.

Heat a heavy bottomed pan or kadai with a tablespoon of oil on medium flame.

Once the oil heats up, add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle. Add cumin seeds and peanuts and roast on medium heat until the raw peanuts get a roasted aroma and are crisp.

Once the peanuts are roasted, add the ginger, onions, green chillies and curry leaves with a little salt and sauté until transparent. Add peas, turmeric powder, tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes until the tomatoes are tender and soft.

Stir in the Murmura (Puffed Rice), coriander leaves, lemon juice and stir everything together. Check the salt and spice, adjust to suit your taste and serve.