Pori Upma / Madakkai Usli

This Pori Upma or Mandakki Usli is a famous north karnataka dish mostly prepared as a lite breakfast or evening tea time snack.

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Pori Upma / Mandakki Usli Ingredients 

2 Liter Puffed Rice or Pori 

1 1/2 Onions Finely Chopped 

2 Green Chilies Finely Chopped 

8 Garlic  Finely Chopped 

8 Sprigs Coriander Leaves Finely Chopped 

3 Sprigs Curry Leaves 

1/2 Lime 

2 Dried Red Chilies 

1/4 Tsp Asafoetida 

1/4 Tsp Cumin Seeds 

1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds 

Salt as per taste 

3 Tbsp Oil 

Prep:

Peel and wash the onion, finely chop and reserve.

Peel garlic, crush the garlic or finely chop and reserve. 

Rinse and separate coriander leaves and curryleaves, finely chop the coriander and reserve.

Remove the stem from chilies, rinse well finely chop and reserve.

Fill a large tub or a large bowl with water add the puffed rice / pori in the water stir well and rinse.  Squzee out excess moisture and reserve the pori in a bowl.

Method:

Heat a wok on medium flame, add 3tbsp oil. Once the oil heats up add mustard seeds allow to splutter. 

Add cumin seeds allow to splutter, break the dried red chillies in half and add to the oil allow to fry for few seconds.

Add garlic and chilli stir once and fry for few more seconds, add finely chopped onion and curryleaves fry till onion turns transparent. 

Add the puffed rice, chopped coriander, asafoetida and lime juice stir and fry once.

Add salt as per taste and fry oncemore, cover and cook till puffed rice is heated and blended with the masala.

Remove from flame and serve the pori upma in a serving plate...enjoy!