Pori Upma/ Mandakki Oggarane/ Puffed Rice Upma

Last week during our trip to Shirdi, we stayed at Adhoni one night. In the morning, when we started our journey, we stopped at a small village to have tea. I don’t know the name of the village but the tea was very nice. They served it in a very small disposable tumbler. While having tea, the person was also serving breakfast to others. My hubby also bought a parcel. He didn’t listen to the name of the dish. When I opened there was this upma prepared with puffed rice along with green chilly bajjis. Until that day I have never tasted both the dishes. At first I was somewhat afraid to eat that bajji as there was a whole green chilly inside. But when tasted it was absolutely delicious. The upma was also very nice. When I returned back and was going through the entries to WTML last month, I saw the recipe for puffed rice upma at Swasthi’s blog. I couldn’t beleive my eyes. She also mentioned about the green chilly bajji and it is a famous dish in North Karnataka. I tried it out immediately. I adapted her recipe according to our taste and the bajji was a great accompaniment to the upma. I prepared it for dinner and we both enjoyed a hearty meal.