Ingredients:
1 kg thin pohe (flaked
beaten rice, thin),
150 gms puffed rice,
1/2 cup peanuts,
1/2 cup chana dalia ,
1/4 cup cashew nuts,
1/4 cup dry coconut (make
thin vertical pieces of 1
cm),
3 teaspoon ajwain,
1 tbsp white sesame seeds,
20-25 green chilies,
4 bunches curry leaves,
3 tsp coriander powder,
3 tsp cumin powder,
1/2 cup oil,
4 tsp turmeric powder,
1 tsp asafoetida,
salt, sugar
Method:
1. Roast pohe and puffed
rice (each item separately)
on medium heat till crisp.
Use 1 tsp oil for better
roasting.
2. Also roast sesame seeds.
3. Now take 1 tbsp oil and
fry peanuts till brown.
Remove them and fry coconut
pieces till golden brown.
Also fry cashew nuts.
4. Chop green chilies into
small pieces.
5. Again heat 1/2 cup oil in
a pan. When it is hot, add
mustard seeds, turmeric
powder, asafoetida. Then add
curry leaves.
6. Now add chana dalia and
fry till they turn reddish.
Add chilies and fry again
for some time. After that,
add sesame seeds and ajwain
seeds.
7. Finally add pohe, puffed
rice and all the fried
ingredients together
(peanuts, cashew nuts,
coconut pieces) and mix. Add
salt, coriander-cumin
powder, sugar and toss
gently.
Delicious crisp chivda is
ready.