Tuesday, July 17, 2012

UGGANI - Puffed Rice Snack


Uggani is a breakfast dish from Andhra Pradesh. It can be made in a jiffy and can be served as a snack too.
Ingredients:
Puffed Rice .. .......................100 gms
Onions thinly sliced ........... 1 medium
Roasted Gram Powder....... 2 tbsps
Salt ....................................... to taste
Turmeric Powder .............. 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder ........................1/4 tsp
Green Chillies .................... 1
For Tempering:
Mustard Seeds .................. 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds ...................... 1 tspDry
Whole Red Chillies ..... 2 (broken)
Curry Leaves...................... 1 sprig
Asafoetida (hing) ................ a pinch
Coriander ............................ for garnishing
Method:
1. Soak puffed rice in water for 5 mins and drain. Transfer in a bowl.
2. Mix it with salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder & roasted gram powder (putani).
3. Heat oil. Add hing, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and green chillies. Add the onions and fry till pink. Add puffed rice and mix well. Check for salt.
4. Cover & simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with mirchi bajjis (pakoras).

19 comments:

Vimitha Anand said...

Perfect healthy tea time snack

Aruna Manikandan said...

simple and healthy snack :)

ANU said...

nice recipe here !

Torviewtoronto said...

flavourful looks fabulous

sojo said...

Ive not had this.. healthy it is...

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Yummy snack...

♥LOVE2COOK MALAYSIA♥ said...

Never seen this before. But sure it makes a perfect tea snack!

Rinku Naveen said...

That looks yummy. Addition of roasted gram flour sounds too good.

VineelaSiva said...

Simple ,tasty and yummy snack.

Pari said...

Hi Shobha,

This is something very new to me. Would try it soon as the ingredients are easily available. Thanks for linking to my event.

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Kalpana Sareesh said...

too good..

Anonymous said...

Crunchy yummy snacks.

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simply.food said...

Lovely snack,

Teena Mary said...

Fantastic recipe! I'll definitely try this out!

Ambreen said...

Looks so delicious & fantastic recipe! Thanks for visiting :)

Nirvana said...

that looks superb!! another version of the famous poha, right?

Anonymous said...

Very healthy breakfast.


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Andy David said...

Dear friend,
If I eat from your gentle hands....I will never be hungry again (smile). As always, I am teased with joy...