Murmura Namkeen is a delicious sweet and spicy tea time snack. You make it with simple Indian Pantry Staples like Murmura (puffed rice), nuts, curry leaves for extra flavor, and basic spices. It is completely vegan.

Mostly I love it since this Murmura Namkeen is so handy to make Bhel-poori which is another popular chaat from India.

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Murmura Namkeen Recipe

Murmura Namkeen is also known as Murmura Chidwa and Murmura Mixture. It is a delicious North Indian savory snack prepared with murmura (puffed rice), peanuts, curry leaves and few more ingredients.

Since it is so easy to prepare, you can make it at home in very less time with some basic pantry ingredients. Also, it is much healthier and tastier than the store bought namkeen.

Although this mixture is a regular snack at home, but we preapre it during the festivals like Diwali and Holi.

Since this namkeen stores well for 3-4 weeks in an aiir-tight container, you can easily make a bigger batch. Did I tell you that this mixture comes very handy as a base for Bhel-puri chaat? Yes!

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What are the Ingredients of Murmura Namkeen?

• Murmura – it is also known as puffed rice. You can easily find it at your local Indian store. Or you can order from here.
• Nuts – Often I use peanuts and daliya daal for my murmura mixture. But you can use broken cashew pieces as well. Although not a nut, but Raisins also go very well with this namkeen. I add it many times and it balances the flavors. You can either buy these from your local Indian store or order from amazon. I have added the links in the names of the ingredients.
• Cooking Oil
• Curry Leaves – You can find them easily at your local Indian store.
• Spices – Mustard Seeds, Dry Red Chili, Turmeric Powder, Red chili powder, Dry mango powder, Salt, and Sugar. Again, all these spices are easily available at the Indian store.

How to make Murmura Namkeen at home?

It is a simple few steps process to make this Puffed Rice Mixture at home.

1. Heat 1 tbsp cooking oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Please note that if you use a steel cooking pan, then you might need more oil.
2. Once the oil is hot, add 1/4 cup peanuts and 2 tbsp of daliya daal to it. Now fry these on medium low heat till they are golden brown stirring continously. Further remove these in a separate bowl/plate once done.
3. Now heat 1/2 tbsp more cooking oil in the same pan over medium heat. Once hot, add mustard seeds, broken whole red chili and chopped curry leaves. Saute for few seconds till mustard seeds splutter and curry leaves crisp up. Reduce the heat.
4. Further add 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp Red Chili powder, 1 tsp Salt to the pan. Saute for few seconds. Reduce the heat to low.
5. Now add 4 cups of Murmura, 2 tbsp thin sev, and 1/4 cup Boondi to the pan along with the roasted peanuts and daliya daal. Start mixing all of the ingredients well. Make sure that the bottom of the pan doesn’t have any spices sticking to it. Roast till few minutes till murmura becomes little crisp.
6. Now switch off the heat and remive the pan from stove. Further add 1 tsp sugar and 1/2 tsp dry mango powder to the namkeen. Mix well again.
7. Let the namkeen cool completely to the room temperature. Further transfer the cooled namkeen mixture to an air-tight container. You can easily store this namkeen at room temperature for up to 3-4 weeks.
8. Great snack with tea or coffee. Also makes a great base for bhelpuri.

Frequently asked Questions

What else can I add to this namkeen recipe?

There are many things that you can add to this recipe to make it to your personal liking. Here is what you can add –

1. Sliced Almonds roasted in oil
2. Coconut Slices roasted in oil
3. Other kind of namkeens
4. Thick Sev
5. Cashews broken and roasted in oil

Easy Murmura Namkeen Recipe

I hope you try it. Kindly leave your feedback in the comments section.

Sonal