Easy Murmura Recipe | Spicy Puffed Rice | Spicy Murmura Chivda

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 Box
  • Category: snacks
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp oil
  • ¾ cup peanuts
  • 2 tbsp cashew
  • 2 tbsp almonds
  • 2 tbsp dry coconut (sliced)
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 dried red chilli
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 big bowl murmura / puffed rice
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp black salt
  • 1 tbsp powdered sugar
  • ½ tsp aamchur
  • pinch hing

Method

  1. Firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tbsp oil and fry ¾ cup peanuts on low flame.
  2. Once the peanuts turn crunchy, keep them aside.
  3. In the same oil, fry 2 tbsp cashew, 2 tbsp almonds, 2 tbsp dry coconut, few curry leaves, and 2 dried red chilli in batches.
  4. Keep aside once they turn crunchy.
  5. Keeping the flame on low, add 1 tsp turmeric and 1 tsp salt. Saute till the turmeric turns aromatic.
  6. Now add 1 big bowl murmura and mix gently.
  7. Fry for 3 minutes or until the murmura turns crunchy.
  8. Transfer to the the large bowl, add 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp black salt, 1 tbsp powdered sugar, ½ tsp aamchur, and pinch hing.
  9. Mix well making sure all the spices are well combined.
  10. Add in fried nuts and mix well.
  11. Finally, enjoy Murmura Chivda Recipe topped with chopped onions.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.