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.
About the event:
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Roasted Murmura
Ingredients
Method
- 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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Perfect tea time snack!!
Thankyou dear Shubha
Simple and tasty snack.. I like this savory version of murmura
Welcome to my blog ! Thankyou so much
This is a perfect anytime snack, delicious 🙂
Thankyou dear Gauri
this is such an addictive snack. looks yum and crunchy. i make it too. but now soo tempted . need to make it again 🙂
Thankyou Anu
Roasted murmura looks very tasty. Perfect to munch on with watching movie
Your post reminds me of my childhood, almost everyday we used to take roasted mamra to school.
I love making roasted mumra to snack on. Next time will add the roasted dalia too.
Loved the recipe and this is the best tea time snack ever!! Cheers
Thankyou Vidya..agree with you.
Very light and yummy snack! I even love to sprinkle it over chaats at times for texture. Never made it at home though. Thank you for the recipe!
This is such a wonderful snack, I know that my kids are going to love it, Jaya. Must be so addictive with all those spices.
The spices, the crispy murmura all make this an exciting snack for every teatime. We always had it in stock in the corner of the snack cupboard and loved it.
totally my kind of snack.. guiltfree and delicious..
Adding peanuts and roasted chickpea to roasted murmura is a wonderful idea. I usually don’t add them. However, next time will do so.
Roasted Murmura is such a healthy and guilt-free treat for all ages. We love it with peanuts, coconut flakes, and dalia.