Poha Chiwda

      

          I learnt this recipe from Chef Sanjeev Kapoor’s show. But then I made some changes in his original recipe…

          It’s a hot favorite at my home especially during Diwali. And since Diwali is near, thought will share this recipe. After eating so many sweets, you tend to eat something spicy.  So here is an easy to make, ready in jiffy healthy snack, which can be made and stored for nearly a month.

         

Ingredients

½ kg thin flat rice flakes (patal poha)

1 cup groundnuts

½ cup mixed nuts like cashewnuts, badam, pista and Kismis (optional)

¼ cup roasted channa dal

1 tablespoon rai (mustard seeds)

1 tablespoon jeera (cumin seeds)

1 tablespoon Saunf

2 teaspoons white til

Some Ingredients

2 teaspoons haldi

3-4 strings of curry leaves

1 teaspoon hing

½ cup thinly cut slices of dried coconut

Salt and Powdered sugar to taste

½ cup Oil

Ingredients for green paste

½ cup dania (coriander) leaves (washed and air dried)

2-3 green chillies

5-6 garlic cloves

1” ginger

1 bulb garlic (optional)

1.    Make a paste of ingredients given for green paste. Don’t make a very fine paste. Keep it bit coarse. Don’t add water.

2.    Sieve the rice flakes (poha) to remove all powder or any dirt.

3.    In a kadai, dry roast the poha till crisp and keep aside.

Roasted Poha

4.   Take ½ cup oil in that kadai and fry the coconut pieces and keep aside.

5.    Similarly fry the dry fruits and groundnuts separately and keep them aside.

6.   Now add rai to the oil.

7.    After it starts to splutter, add jeera, saunf, hing and curry leaves.

8.   When the curry leaves becomes crisp add the green paste and stir till the raw smell of garlic goes away.

9.   Now add other ingredients like chana dal, til and haldi.

10. Now add the roasted items, poha, coconut pieces and nuts.

11.  Mix well.

12. Add salt and powdered sugar according to your taste.

13. Allow it to cool and then store it in an air tight container.

Ready to Eat

NOTE:

1.    You can make chiwda from kurmura or puffed rice in similar manner.

2.    If you don’t want to add garlic, it can be avoided.