Puffed rice poha/upma - mandakki usli

Ingredients

• 4 - 5 cups puffed rice
• 3 - 4 green chillies split in half
• 1 onion chopped finely
• 1 tsp turmeric/haldi
• 2 - 3 tsp sugar
• salt as per the taste
• 2 - 3 Tbsp Dalia Split
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Jeera/Cumin seeds
• curry leaves and cilantro/coriander leaves for garnishing
• 1/2 lemon

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Preparation

• Soak the puffed rice in the water for about 2 minutes.
• Squeeze out the water and keep the soaked puffed rice aside.
• Make a fine powder of Dalia Split and keep aside.
• Take oil in a Kadai,when the oil gets warm add mustard seeds, jeera.
  
• After the spluttering stops add green chillies,curry leaves and chopped onion.
• Saute for about 5 minutes until onion becomes tender and turns light brown.
• Add a pinch of turmeric,sugar and required amount of salt and saute for a minute.
• Add puffed rice cilantro/coriander leaves and mix well.
  
• Add 2 to 3 Tbsp Dalia powder , sprinkle the lemon juice and cut the flame to off.
• Mandakki Usli/Puffed Rice Poha is ready, Serve hot with a masala chai or a steamy hot coffee.

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