Chewda

Pragun
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#diwalidelights..In Diwali we make faral, दिवाळी फराळ - Diwali Faral.
This chewda, chivda is part of that platter.
Other recipes also you can find under दिवाळी फराळ - Diwali Faral

Chewda

#diwalidelights..In Diwali we make faral, दिवाळी फराळ - Diwali Faral.
This chewda, chivda is part of that platter.
Other recipes also you can find under दिवाळी फराळ - Diwali Faral

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Ingredients

  1. 4 cupsthick chivda, poha (approx half KG packet)
  2. 4 tablespoonsoil
  3. 1 tspasafoetida/ hing
  4. 2 teaspoonmustard seeds (rai/sarson)
  5. 2 teaspooncumin seeds (zeera)
  6. 4green chilies (cut big pieces if you dont want spicy so they can be removed later)
  7. 15-20curry leaves
  8. 1cupful peanuts
  9. 3/4 cuproasted chana dal/ chutney dal
  10. 1 tbspsesame seeds
  11. 1/2 cupdry coconut sliced in long pieces
  12. 1 teaspoonturmeric powder (haldi)
  13. 2-3 teaspoon or as per tastesalt
  14. 1/2 teaspooncitric acid / nimbu satva or one can use amchur powder instead
  15. 1 teaspoonsugar to balance all spices

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Roast the chivda in a big wok preferable kadhai for 5-10 minutes or in microwave oven for 5 minutes stirring in between. In microwave make sure to take it out in between else it will burn from center of pot. Roasting is done to give crunch to pohe. one can roast in solar cooker to if available.

  2. 2

    Keep it aside to cool properly in flat plate.

  3. 3

    Now in same wok/ kadhai heat oil and then add hing then mustard seeds and cumin seeds till they crackle.

  4. 4

    Next add curry leaves and green chilies and fry them for a minute till it changes colour.

  5. 5

    Next add peanuts and then roasted chana/ chutney dal, and at last coconut. coconut is added at last to save it from burning. also add sesame seeds at this point and fry a bit.

  6. 6

    Stir fry properly and now add salt and turmeric stir for few seconds, if need spicy taste add 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder.

  7. 7

    Add roasted chivda/ pohe and mix it well. Add sugar and citric acid keep steering in order to mix all spices uniformly.

  8. 8

    Turn off the heat and Chivda is ready, but please consume it after cooling as hot chivda will not be very crunchy and also peanuts and dal will burn the tongue.

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  10. 10

    Tips :

  11. 11

    Thin/ patal pohe is the specialty of Maharashtra and MP, but any poha can be used for the preparation

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