Murmura Recipe

aerial shot of spicy murmura namkeen on a silver bowl

5 from 5 votes

Murmura is an Indian snack (namkeen) made with puffed rice. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free - do you need more reasons to save this murmura recipe?

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: gram

Calories: 4kcal

Author: Hina Gujral

Equipment

Kadhai

Ingredients

4 Cup puffed rice (murmura)
¼ Cup refined oil
1 tablespoon black mustard seeds (rai)
1 tablespoon chana dal (Bengal Gram)
1 tablespoon white urad dal
½ Cup peanuts (moongphalli)
2 tablespoon raisins
¼ Cup curry leaves
1 tablespoon powdered white sugar
2 teaspoon red chili powder
1 tablespoon Chaat Masala
1 teaspoon cumin powder (jeera powder)
1 ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
¼ Cup boondi balls
¼ Cup sev bhujia (optional)

Instructions

Heat oil in a wide frying pan or kadhai.
Add black mustard seeds, urad dal, and chana dal. Fry till they are golden. Keep stirring them for even frying.
Add raisins, peanuts, and curry leaves. Fry these as well till peanuts are crunchy and slightly start cracking.
Add plain puffed rice, salt, sugar, and spices. Toss them all together. Fry till puffed rice is nicely coated with spices and becomes crunchy. Keep stirring; else, it burns fast.
Once puffed rice is crisp and crunchy, add your additional delicious munchies like boondi, sev, roasted chickpeas, etc. And mix one last time. Turn off the heat.
Transfer the murmura to a large tray or baking sheet to cool down.
Serve spicy murmura immediately or store in an airtight container.

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Notes

In South India and many other places, you get Chana and Urad Dal, especially for tempering or frying. Use them for this murmura recipe. If not, use the regular dal but fry them nicely to make them easy to munch.
Do not store hot murmura in an air-tight container. Allow it to cool down before storing.
Use plain, unsalted puffed rice and peanuts for this namkeen recipe.
Powdered sugar and raisins give a deliciously sweet flavor to the namkeen. But if you prefer, you can skip adding these two ingredients.

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