Pori Upma| Puffed Rice Upma Recipe

Want an easy and delicious tea time snack for a nice evening? How about trying Pori upma? Its really very easy and quick to make and yet very yummy and healthy. Most of us have puffed rice all time in our home as it is very easy to make bhel puri or just give the plain pori for kids as a snack. Using the same puffed rice, adding few more veggies and make it a little healthier and also tasty. Try this Pori Upma and share your comments!

Preparation and Yield:

Preparation time	10 mins
Cooking Time	20 mins
Servings	4
Recipe Category	Snack
Recipe Cuisine	South Indian

Pori Upma| Puffed Rice Upma Recipe | Maramaralu Upma

Ingredients:

Puffed Rice (Pori)	4 Cups*
Onion	1
Carrot	1
Green Peas	2 tablespoon
Peanuts	2 tablespoon
Green Chilli	2
Lemon Juice	1 teaspoon
Chopped ginger	1 teaspoon
Salt	To taste
Chopped Coriander Leaves	1 tablespoon

*1 Cup = 250ml

For Seasoning:

Oil	1tablespoon
Mustard Seeds	1 teaspoon
Cumin Seeds	1 teaspoon
Split Urid dal	1 teaspoon
Curry leaves	few

Pori Upma| Puffed Rice Upma Recipe | Maramaralu Upma

Method:

Heat a pan and add peanuts and dry roast them till they are hot in medium flame. Set this aside and allow it to cool. 'Take the puffed rice in a colander and wash it thoroughly under running water and then squeeze it and drain the water and keep the puffed rice aside

Heat a pan and add oil, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and when they starts to sputter, add urid dal and roast them till they are golden brown color. Then add the chopped green chilli and curry leaves. Then, add the chopped onions and ginger and saute them till the onions turns translucent.

Then add the chopped carrot and green peas and stir-fry for couple of minutes. Add turmeric powder and salt and add 1/4 cup of water and allow the veggies to cook completely.

Peel the peanuts and add it to the mixer jar and give a pulse to grind them coarsely. Set this aside. When the veggies are cooked, add the washed and squeezed puffed rice to the pan and give a good mix