Puffed Rice upma Uff Pori upma

A simple and common dish, prepared with puffed rice or pori  it’s traditionally served as breakfast. The easiest dish and it can be prepared by anyone, within few minutes.

Puffed Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups of puffed rice
1 big onion, finely chopped
4 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/4 cup chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp urad dal (spilt black lentils)
1/4 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
1 green chillies, slit green chillies

Things Required:

1 Pan

1 Spatula

2 Blows

1 strainer (to strain the rest of the water left in the puffed rice).

Method

·         Soak the puffed rice in 4 cups of water for 1 minute. Drain and keep aside.

This is how you soak n drain the puffed rice

                                

·         Heat the oil in a Pan and add the mustard seeds.

·         When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves, and urad dal and fry lightly for 30 seconds.

·         Add the green chillies and onions and fry lightly on a medium flame for 3 mins until onion turns golden brown in colour.

·         Add the puffed rice, salt, mix well and keep on heat for a minute.

·         Serve hot garnished with coriander.

Preparation Time: 15 mins

Serves: 4