Uggani or Ugrani or Maramarala Upma is a quick and easy south indian breakfast recipe popular in Rayalaseema region of Andhra. It is called as Mandakkai Oggarne in Karnataka, Pori Upma in Maharashtra.It is also a popular snack being sold by roadside vendors using puffed rice. Puffed rice is called as borugulu or maramaralu or pelalu in Telugu.
Mirchi bajji is a great combination with uggani. Papads and fryums also suit as sides for uggani.
Ingredients:
1. Puffed Rice - 5 cups
2. Peanuts or Roasted Channa Dal - 1/2 cup
3. Onions - 1
4. Tomato - 1
5. Green Chilli - 3
6. Curry Leaves - 2 to 3 strands
7. Coriander Leaves - 2 to 3 tbsps
8. Spring onion leaves - 2 to 3 tbsps
9. Lemon Juice - 1 to 2 tsps
10. Salt - To taste
11. Red Chilli Powder - 1 n 1/2 tsps
12. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
13. Rasam Powder - 1 tsp (Optional)
14. Oil - 3 tbsps
15. Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
16. Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Procedure:
1. Take puffed rice in a strainer and run water over it by stirring it gently
2. Run water till each Puffed rice grain becomes moist, and the ssshhh sound subsides. Take care the rice should not become mushy as shown in the below pic
3. Dry roast peanuts and coarsely grind it (If using roasted channa dal, no need to roast it again, directly grind channa dal to a coarse powder). Grinding coarsely gives a great taste while eating instead of grinding to a fine powder
4. Heat Oil in a kadai, add mustard and cumin seeds, when they splutter add green chillies, onions, curry leaves and spring onion leaves
5. Fry for a minute, add tomatoes, turmeric powder, salt, red chilli powder, rasam powder and mix well
6. When tomatoes turn mushy, add puffed rice and mix gently
7. Add peanut or channa dal powder which ever you use and give it a gentle stir
8. Finally add lemon juice and coriander leaves
9. Fuming Uggani with mirchi bajji or papads or fryums tastes awesome
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