Roasted murmura is a light and dry snack ideal to store at home. It is liked by children as well as adults.

Roasted murmura and rice flakes are commonly found in most homes of South India.  They are ideal  as a light snack with tea in the evenings and  stay good for a long time.

Murmura is commonly called as puffed rice in English. Other names of murmura are mandalu , churmuri, mandakki, mamra, kurmura, mudi

Growing up, we always had it at home. Now, I too prepare either one of them  to have as a light snack when children are hungry. Advantages of having roasted murmura at home

• easy to binge
• liked by adults and kids
• good to have a few snacks ready on the shelf
• it is low in calorie
• light on stomach

Roasted Murmura Recipe:

Ingredients :

• 1/2 kg murmura
• 1 bowl peanuts
• 1/2 bowl split dalia
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• a pinch of asafoetida
• a few curry leaves

Method :

Take a kadai, add oil and make the seasoning. Add cumin, asafoetida, turmeric powder and then put in groundnuts. Allow to cook them for two minutes, then add split dalia.  Add curry leaves and cumin powder. After a few  seconds, add chilli powder and salt, mix well and switch of the gas. Add the murmura and mix well. Heat it for sometime. This make it crisper. When cool, store in an airtight container.

Take a tip:

• Murmura should be crisp.
• Adjust the quantity of chilli powder.
• Roast the peanuts for a few seconds, they should be crunchy.
• Adding curry leaves gives a good taste to it.
• Do not skip adding asafoetida.

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Roasted Murmura

Roasted murmura is a handy snack to store at home. When kids are hungry, a ready to eat snack.

Course Snack

Cuisine Indian

Keyword churmuri, dry snacks, hurida mandalu, karnataka dishes, karnataka recipes, recipes with murmura, snacks to store, vegan recipes

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 10 people

Author Jayashree

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg murmura
• 1/2 bowl dalia
• 1 bowl groundnuts
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• a pinch asafoetida
• salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon chilly powder
• 1 tablespoon oil
• a few curry leaves

Instructions

• Take oil in a kadai, heat it, add cumin, asafoetida and turmeric powder. As it splutters, put the groundnuts and let it cook for sometime. 
• Then add split dalia. Put cumin powder and curry leaves. Put salt, chilli powder and give a stir. Remove from heat.
• Mix the murmura in it. Now, heat it on a low flame for sometime to give crispiness.
• When cool, store in an air tight container.

Notes

• Adjust the quantity if chilli powder.
• Roast the peanuts for a few seconds, they should be crunchy.
• Adding curry leaves gives a good taste to it.
• Do not skip adding asafoetida.

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roasted murmura.

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