Spicy Puffed Rice or Murmura Chaat | Indian Street Food

Puffed rice or murmura chaat is a lightly spiced savoury snack that is made with puffed rice, rice flakes, roasted split gram, mustard seeds, tomatoes, onions etc. It’s a quick and healthy snack that you can enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.

If you love Indian street food then you’ll love this recipe. It is a great snack that you can eat at any time of the day. It just needs a few basic ingredients that are easily available in your pantry. To make this, lightly pan-fry puffed rice and rice flakes with a bunch of spices. Add chopped onions, tomatoes, green chillies etc. Drizzle lemon juice. This chaat is prepared without any green or tamarind chutney. Give everything a nice mix. Then serve it immediately.

Prep Time – 5 min | Cook Time – 5 min | Total Time – 10 min

Serves – 3 people

Ingredients:

• 2 cups puffed rice (murmura or muri)
• 1/2 cup fried rice flakes or flattened rice (poha or chivda)
• 2 tbsp roasted split gram or chana dal
• 2 tbsp fine sev
• 1 tsp curry leaves, chopped
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup tomato, chopped
• 2 green chillies, chopped
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

Other snack recipes:

• JHAL MURI | KOLKATA’S SPICY PUFFED RICE
• DAHI PAKODI CHAAT
• NACHOS SUPREME WITH KIDNEY BEANS AND VEGGIES

Cooking Directions:

Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add curry leaves, mustard seeds, cumin, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Mix and cook until fragrant. Turn the heat off.

Add puffed rice, rice flakes, roasted split gram, fine sev and salt. Mix well.

Pour it in a bowl and add chopped onions, tomatoes, green chillies and lemon juice. Mix well.

Serve puffed rice or murmura chaat immediately.

Want to save this recipe on your Pinterest board for later? Click here to pin this recipe.

Spicy Puffed Rice or Murmura Chaat

Spicy, crispy and tangy chaat made with puffed rice, rice flakes, roasted split gram, cumin, mustard seeds, etc. It is a great evening snack that you can enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Snack

Cuisine Indian

Servings 3 people

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups puffed rice murmura or muri
• 1/2 cup fried rice flakes or flattened rice poha or chivda
• 2 tbsp roasted split gram or chana dal
• 2 tbsp fine sev
• 1 tsp curry leaves chopped
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 cup onion chopped
• 1/2 cup tomato chopped
• 2 green chillies chopped
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

Instructions

 

• Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add curry leaves, mustard seeds, cumin, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Mix and cook until fragrant. Turn the heat off.
• Add puffed rice, rice flakes, roasted split gram, fine sev and salt. Mix well.
• Pour it in a bowl and add chopped onions, tomatoes, green chillies and lemon juice. Mix well.
• Serve puffed rice or murmura chaat immediately.

Keyword bhel puri, churumuri, indian chaat recipe, jhal muri, murmura recipe

If you do try this recipe, please share your experience with me by posting a picture of the dish using #temptingtreat and @temptingtreat on Instagram or you can also give your feedback in the comments section below.
Happy Cooking!