Puffed Rice Upma | North Karnataka Special
Ingredients
- Puffed rice- 4 cups
- Roasted gram- 1/8 cup
- Onion- 1 no.
- Green chillies- 2 nos.
- Peanuts- 1 tbsp
- Coriander leaves- Handful
- Salt- 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
- Lemon- Half
To temper
- Cooking oil- 1.5 tbsp
- Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
- Split blackgram lentils- 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves- Few
Instructions
Preparation
- Take roasted gram in a mixer and powder it finely. Next peel off onion and finely chop it along with coriander leaves. Slit the green chillies and keep aside till use.
Method
- Immerse puffed rice in enough water for about a minute. Squeeze completely and keep it aside.
- Next heat a pan adding oil, mustard seeds, lentils and curry leaves. Let the mustard splutter. Include peanuts, chopped onions and green chillies. Saute till the onions turn translucent.
- Next add turmeric powder, salt and squeezed puffed rice. Give a quick mix. Finally add roasted gram powder, coriander leaves, squeeze in lemon juice and mix.
- Delicious puffed rice upma is ready to serve as evening snack.
Notes
- Do not soak puffed rice for long, it will become mushy.
- This is simple snack, you can even add few veggies like carrot, peas to make it more healthier.
- You can garnish it with plain sev before serving.