Puffed Rice Poha/Upma - Mandakki Usli

The aroma which made me forget all the traffic rules kept wafting in my head.Hence determined to make a spicy  dish as that  of the street food but with a healthy tag...Just for the records, the epicure at my home(My hubby) gave a Thumps-up and declared it as an 'Healthy Snack'. 

The Combination of the Spices and the lightness of the Puffed rice makes this dish a perfect choice for the Breakfast as well as  the snack.



Puffed Rice:





Its  a type of puffed grain made from rice,usually made by heating rice kernels under high pressure in the presence of steam.

1)4to5 cups puffed rice

2)3to4 green chillies split in half

3)1 onion chopped finely

4)1 tsp turmeric/haldi

5)2to3 tsp sugar

6)salt as per the taste

7)2to3 Tbsp Dalia Split(Hurkadle,Puttani)

8)2 Tbsp oil

9)1tsp mustard seeds

10)1tsp Jeera/Cumin seeds

11)curry leaves and cilantro/coriander leaves for garnishing

12)1/2 lemon



Method:

1)soak the puffed rice in the water for about 2 minutes

2)Squeeze out the water and keep the soaked puffed rice aside(Make sure it doesn't soak much water)

3)Make a fine powder of Dalia Split and keep aside

4)Take oil in a Kadai,when the oil gets warm add mustard seeds,jeera.

5)After the spluttering  stops add green chillies,curry leaves and chopped onion

6)Saute for about 5 minutes until onion becomes tender and turns light brown(Small amount of salt can make onions cook fast)

7)Add a pinch of turmeric,sugar and required amount of salt and saute for a minute

8)Add puffed rice(make sure there is no water) cilantro/coriander leaves and mix well

9)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

Note:

1)After soaking the quantity of the puffed rice reduces drastically hence estimate the correct proportion for breakfast or for snack.

2)Adding Dalia split powder helps in bringing all the ingredients together

3)Mandakki Usli or Puffed rice poha should be eaten instantly as it gets soggy if kept for a longer time.

4)Mandakki Usli and Mirchi Bajji(spicy green pepper fritters) makes an ultimate combo..Try both the dishes together to get the maximum delight.