Poha Chivda

Ingredients:

• 6 cups flat rice flakes (poha)
• 6 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tbsp mustard seed
• 1 tbsp cumin seed
• ½ tsp asafetida (hing)
• 1½ tsp turmeric powder
• 3-4 green chillies
• 2 fist of curry leaves
• 3 tbsp roasted and peeled whole peanuts
• 4 tbsp cashew nuts
• ½ cup of thin coconut slices (dried)
• 2 tsp sugar granules (not very fine sugar) or as desired
• 6 tbsp raisins (golden yellow)
• 1/2 tsp salt or as desired

Direction:

1. Heat the coconut oil in a Kadai on a medium flame and fry raisins till they bloat. Keep it aside in a plate;
2. Add mustard seed. Once it has finished spluttering add cumin seeds, chillies and curry leaves;
3. After a minute, add peanuts, cashew nuts and stir the mix;
4. Then add coconut slices, turmeric powder and hing powder and stir the mixture;
5. Now add the poha and stir it well.
6. Continue stirring the poha mixture till all poha has become yellow and looks little crispy;
7. Remove from fire and add sugar*.

Tips:

• You can more sugar as per your taste if you prefer sweeter chivda
• Do not fry the poha too much otherwise, it will get burned.