Puffed rice upma / murmura upma with chanadal powder

 

Puffed rice - 4 cups
Onion - 1 m - chopped fine
Green chili - 2-3 - chopped fine
Ginger - 1 inch chopped fine

Tomato - 1 medium chopped fine
Curry leaves - 1 spring

Peanuts - 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Chana Dal - 1tbsp

Urad Dal - 1tbsp

salt - to taste ( I added 3/4 tsp)

Oil - 3 tbsp

Garnishing
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp or as per your taste

Spice powder ( use 4 tbsp for this upma and store the rest in an airtight container)
Roasted chana dal - 1/2 cup
Dry red chili - 8 

Coconut powder - 6 tsp

Garlic - 6 cloves - small

Preparation;

1. Soak puffed rice in water and leave for 2 mins and squeeze all water nicely and keep puffed rice in a separate bowl till you use for cooking.
2. Spice powder - Grind everything under spice powder into a fine powder and keep aside

Method :
1. Heat oil in a pan add peanuts and fry for 3 mins on low - medium flame

2. Now add Chana dal, urad dal, mustard, cumin seeds, and fry nicely
3. Now add onion, green chili, ginger, curry leaves and fry till onions turn translucent
4. Now add tomato, turmeric, salt and mix well and cook with a closed lid for 2-3 mins

5. Now open the lid and add puffed rice and mix well for 2 mins.
6. Now add spice powder and mix well on medium flame and cook for 2-3 mins. Keep mixing in between.

7. Now add lemon juice and coriander leaves and mix well and close the flame and serve