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Puffed rice for sale in Ulsoor Market, Bangalore.
Puffed rice (Bengali:মুড়ি [Muri], Kannada:ಕಳ್ಳೆ ಪುರಿ [Kalle Puri], Telugu:Maramaralu, Tamil:பொரி [Pori], Malayalam:പൊരി, Marathi:चिरमुरे) is a type of puffed grain made from rice; usually made by heating rice kernels under high pressure in the presence of steam, though the method of manufacture varies widely.
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Origin
Pori (Puffed Rice) has been mentioned in various Tamil literatures as an offering to Hindu deities.
- Pori offered to Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) with jaggery, mentioned in Tiruppugazh, a 15th century anthology of Tamil religious songs, written by Arunagirinathar, Tamil poet.
Usage
Puffed rice is used in snack foods and breakfast cereals, and is also a popular street food in some parts of the world. It is an ingredient of bhel puri, a popular Indian chaat item. It is also used in temples and gurdwaras as prasad.
Pori is offered to Hindu God and Goddess in all poojas in the South Indian state of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Pilgrims of Sabarimala often pack puffed rice in their Irumudikettu along with jagery meant to be offered to Lord Ayyappan. To Lord Ganesh puffed rice (Pori) is offered without fail since its meant to be most liked by him, says Tamil saints. Also as snacks all over the state. Making Pori is the main family business for centuries among many villages around Namakkal, Avinashi in Tamil Nadu.
A traditional puffed rice called muri (sometimes spelled mouri) is made by heating rice in a sand-filled oven. Muri is to rice as popcorn is to corn. The processing involved makes rice less perishable. Muri is a staple food in many parts of Rayalaseema, North Karnataka, Bengal and Bangladesh. Jhalmuri or Masalamuri or Bhelpuri is a very popular preparation made from muri.[1]
Puffed rice is referred to as mur-mure in some parts of India. In many parts of Rayalaseema, North Karnataka uggani along with Mirapakai Bajji (Chilli Bajjis) are popular.
Puffed rice in different languages Language Puffed rice Assamese,Oriya Mudhi Bengali muri English Puffed Rice or Bengal Biscuits (Relating to India) Chinese mi xiang Gujarati Mumra or Mamra Kannada Kalle Puri, Puri, Mandalu,Chirumuri or Mandakki and Aralu (Poprice) Kazakh кіртілдек күріш ("kirtildek kurish") Konkani Chirmulyo, Chanburo Korean Gang-naeng-yi Kosli language (Sambalpuri) Bhuja Malayalam Pori, Malaru Marathi Kurmure / Murmure Maithili Murhi Nepali Murai / Muri Norwegian Puffet ris Russian воздушный рис ("vozdushny ris") Tamil Pori Telugu Borugulu or Mora moraalu (similar to "mur mure") Tulu Kurlu Urdu (Dakkani) Murmure Portuguese Arroz Tufado Slovene ekspandiran riž Serbian ekspandirani pirinač Swedish Puffat ris íslenska uppblásin hrísgrjón Hindi Murmure / Parmal / Laee / Laiyaa Italian Riso soffiato Punjabi Phulian Spanish Arroz inflado Polish Ryż dmuchany / preparowany Hungarian puffasztott rizs Hebrew Orez TaFuah German Puffreis / Reiswaffel French Riz soufflé Vietnamese Bỏng gạo Sources and notes
See also
Categories:- Breakfast cereals
- Rice dishes
- Food ingredient stubs
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