Teatime snacks: Bored of regular namkeen? Try this tasty chivda

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Chivda

Ingredients

¼ kg – Poha
1 bowl – Peanuts, roasted
1 bowl – Chanadal+cashews
½ cup – Dry coconut flakes
Spices
½ tsp – Mustard seeds
½ tsp – Asafoetida
½ tsp – Haldi
½ tsp – Sesame seeds
8 – Chillies
Curry leaves
1 tsp – Salt
1 tsp – Powdered sugar
8 tsp – Oil

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Method

*Sun dry poha and roast it in a brass vessel.
*Heat oil, add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, sesame seeds, cashews, coconut flakes in this sequence.
*When cashews and coconut flakes turn golden, add roasted peanuts and dal.
*Fry for 5-7 minutes.
*Add turmeric powder, salt, sugar and mix well.
*Now add poha and churmura and fry on a low flame for 10 minutes.

Chivda is ready.

This will last you long and make for a good snack in the evening.

Pro tips

*When roasting poha, vessel should not be heated first. First add in poha and then start the flame. Why? If you put poha in a hot vessel, it tends to shrink.
*Cover chivda with newspaper till it gets to room temperature. Then put in an air tight container.