Masala Puffed Rice is an all time favourite evening snack and a key ingredient for Sukha Bhel, the famous Indian chaat
Kurmura, murmura, murmure, mumra are different names we know this famous ingredient. We can prepare a lot of dishes with murmure like bhel, murmure ladoos, bhel puri, murmure ka upma etc
Murmure are very light and low in calories, so its a best snack or munch for weight watchers. It is very easy to digest so it is also good option to serve when someone is sick in the house. In this post I have shown step by step recipe for masala puffed rice and peppered puffed rice.
I always make masala puffed rice and store it in air tight container. Whenever I feel like eating something spicy and chatpatta I quickly make sukha bhel with the masala puffed rice. I have added some fried peanuts and sev to give a nice crunchy effect to the masala puffed rice.
Peppered puffed rice is best when someone is suffering from fever or bad stomach. It is made in ghee and sprinkled with some pepper powder. Puffed rice are easy to digest and adding pepper gives a nice flavor.
Tips for making masala puffed rice
- If the puffed rice have become soggy, dry roast it before using it.
- Adding turmeric in the oil while roasting the puffed rice will give a equal and light yellowish colored puffed rice.
- Puffed rice burn very easily so while roasting use a slightly thick bottom pan.
- Do not leave the puffed rice unattended on stove, it will burn quickly.
- Store the masala puffed rice in air tight containers, as they become soggy.
- Masala Puffed rice can easily last for a month.
- You can even add some fried poha (rice flakes), some crushed puris, chana dal etc and make a nice crunchy chivda.
So lets proceed step by step for making masala puffed rice
Dry roast the puffed rice on a low flame. After the puffed rice are roasted transfer it in a plate and keep aside. This step is only if your puffed rice has become soggy
In a deep & thick bottom pan heat oil
On medium flame fry the peanuts until light brown in color. Keep stirring in between
Transfer the fried peanuts in a bowl and keep aside
Now in the same oil add mustard seeds and curry leaves
Add turmeric powder. Adding turmeric powder in this step will coat the puffed rice evenly and will give a nice light yellowish color
Now add the puffed rice
Mix well and stir continuously for 2-3 minutes
Add red chilli powder & salt and again mix well
Add the fried peanuts and some sev
Masala puffed rice is ready.
For making peppered puff rice
Heat ghee in a deep bottom vessel
Add turmeric powder
Add puffed rice
Mix well till the puffed rice are evenly coated in yellowish color
Now add pepper powder and salt
Mix nicely and our peppered puffed rice is ready.
Always serve peppered puffed rice hot, it tastes best that way.
Recipe of Masala Puffed Rice
An all time favourite evening snack and and a key ingredient to Indian chaat food like the famous bhel | ||||||
Cuisine:Indian Category:Snack Serves:4 Author:Vama | ||||||
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Ingredients
- 4 cups Puffed Rice
- 5-7 Curry Leaves
- 1/2 cup Peanuts
- 1 cup Sev
- 1/4th tablespoon Mustard seeds
- 1/4th tablespoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tablespoon Turmeric Powder
- 3-4 tablespoon Oil
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
- Dry roast the puffed rice on a low flame. After the puffed rice are roasted transfer it in a plate and keep aside. This step is only if your puffed rice has become soggy
- In a deep & thick bottom pan heat oil
- On medium flame fry the peanuts until light brown in color. Keep stirring in between
- Transfer the fried peanuts in a bowl and keep aside
- After the fenugreek seeds turn dark brown add dry red chilli, cinnamon stick, cloves, curry leaves, mustard seeds and finally cumin seeds
- Now in the same oil add mustard seeds and curry leaves
- Now add the puffed rice
- Mix well and stir continuously for 2-3 minutes
- Add red chilli powder & salt and again mix well
- Add the fried peanuts and some sev
- Masala puffed rice is ready.
I am now going to add some onions, tomatoes, green chillies, coriander leaves and lemon juice to the masala puffed rice and make yummy sukha bhel :)
Anybody cares to join me for a quick evening snack ?
If you are looking for gujarati recipes check pad wali roti, methi thepla, Tikha Gathiya, Farsi Puri