Murmura Upma | Puri Uppittu recipe with step by step photos . Puri uppittu is a tasty low calorie evening tiffin prepared by tempering puffed rice . Its one of the quick and easy recipe to satiate your 5:00pm cravings.
It's simple to make and tastes good along with evening coffee/ tea. There is no much recipe here , it's very similar to making Poha.
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About this recipe
Puffed rice aka murmura is very low in calories. And its on of the most easily available ingredient in any Indian households. For a quick and easy evening tiffin , this recipe is very apt.
To make murmura upma , give a quick rinse to murmura and keep in colander for extra water to drip off. In a pan , heat oil, add all tempering ingredients, onions ,green chillies and saute it .Lastly, at the end add freshly grated coconut , squeeze lime juice and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Its very quick and gets ready within 15 minutes from start to end.
Why you need to try Murmura upma?
- Its simple and easy to make with basic ingredients.
- Low in calories and pretty filling as a evening tiffin.
- Takes just 15 minutes
- Tastes good with filter coffee or Masala Chai
- Helps to have light dinner
The basic idea of having a filling and tasty evening tiffin between 3:30pm to 5:30pm is to have light dinner . Also having homemade fresh evening tiffin along with a cup of filter coffee/ masala Chai , doesn't make us to crave for high fat and sugary food. Which in turn will make you more Healthier , Happier and Slimmer .
Few more puffed rice murmura recipe on blog are murmura ladoo and churmuri
Step by step directions to make Murmura Upma| Puri Uppittu :
Take murmura in a colander and rinse and wash . Keep it aside in a colander for extra water to drip.
In a pan, heat 1.5 Tbsp of oil , add mustard seeds , jeera/cumin seeds , split urad dal ,chana dal , curry leaves and saute.
Add in green chillies , chopped onions and fry till onions turns translucent. Now add ¼ tsp of turmeric powder and mix well.
Add washed murmura and mix it well on medium to high heat for 3 minutes.
Adjust salt , as puffed rice will be having salt already. Turn off the heat , add freshly grated coconut .
Add chopped coriander leaves and lime juice , mix well and serve.
Serve hot along with a cup of hot Masala Chai or Filter coffee.
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Murmura Upma | Puri Uppittu
Ingredients
- 5 cups Murmura / Puffed rice
- 2 no Onion , finely chopped
- 2 no Green chilli , finely chopped
- 2 Sprigs curry leaves
- ¼ Tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1.5 Tbsp cooking oil
- ½ Tsp Mustard Seeds
- ½ Tsp Jeera Seeds / Cummin Seeds
- 1 Tsp Chana Dal
- 1.5 Tsp Split Urad Dal
- 2 Tbsp fresh grated coconut
- 1 Tbsp fresh coriander leaves chopped
- 1 Tsp Lime Juice squeezed
- ½ Tsp Salt or as required
Instructions
- Take murmura in a colander and wash it for 30 seconds -1 minutes . Keep it aside for extra water drip.
- In a pan, heat 1.5 Tbsp of oil , add mustard seeds , jeera/cumin seeds , split urad dal ,chana dal , curry leaves and saute.
- Add in green chillies , chopped onions and fry till onions turns translucent. Now add ¼ tsp of turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add washed murmura and mix it well on medium to high heat for 3 minutes. Adjust salt , as puffed rice will be having salt already.
- Turn off the heat , add freshly grated coconut , chopped coriander leaves and lime juice.
- Serve hot along with a cup of hot Masala Chai or Filter coffee.
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