Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Aval Mixture | Poha Chivda

Aval/ Mixture / Chivda, a delicious savoury snack made from the mix of flattened rice, nuts and flavored with some Indian spices. It's such an easy snack to make at home in no time !

If you love the traditional mixture recipe then i'm sure that you would love this aval mixture too. In contrast to traditional mixture, this aval mixture can be made in under 20 mins. So do give it a try when you're craving for something crunchy and delicious.

Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice

In the market, you can find two types of aval/poha such as thick and thin. For this recipe, you need the thick variety of aval. While frying the aval/poha, the thick aval nicely puff up whereas the thin aval don't puff up well.

In general , chivda is made from the white aval. But in my house we prefer red aval more than white aval because of its flavor. Hence i have used the same red rice aval in this recipe instead of buying white aval especially for this recipe and it tastes awesome. So you can use either white or red aval/poha for white aval/poha

Other Ingredients

For the nuts, I have used the skinless peanuts and cashews for this chivda. Skinned peanuts also work fine for this recipe.

In addition to the nuts, i have used the raisins because i love the sweetness from the raisins while munching the mixture. You can use black or golden raisins in this recipe. But if you don't like the sweet in your mixture then skip it.

I have used only 1/4 tsp of chili powder for this recipe. It's very mild and you don't even notice it in the mixture. If you're a spice lover you can add 1/2 to 3/4 tsp of red chili powder for this recipe.

Finally, you can add more or less of any nuts as per your liking. So keep this recipe as a guide and make the way you like your mixture.

Now let's check out how to make this super delicious Aval mixture.

Aval Mixture | Poha Chivda

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 4
Recipe Category: Curry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

To deep fry

Aval/Poha - 1 cup

Peanuts - 1/2 cup

Pottukadalai/ Roasted gram dal - 1/3 cup

Cashews - 1/4 cup

Raisins - 1/4 cup

For Tempering

Oil - 2 tsp

Sesame seed - 1 tbsp

Asafoetida powder - 1/8 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Procedure

First let's deep fry the ingredients listed under "To deep fry" one by one. Heat the oil in a deep saucepan, add the pottukadalai/roasted gram dal in a metal siever and dip the metal siever in the hot oil. Roast till they are golden brown. Drain it from the oil and put it on a paper towel.

Next roast the peanuts in the same way.

Next deep the cashews till golden brown and raisins till it's puff up.

Finally deep fry the Aval/poha. Fry the aval/poha in small quantities since it's puff up well and fill the siever the immediately. Place all the deep fried items on the paper towel to absorb excess oil.

Next in a pan, heat the 2 tsp of oil, add the sesame seeds, once the sesame seed starts to crackle, switch off the flame and then add the asafoetida powder, turmeric powder and red chili powder.

Finally add all the deep fried items and salt. Toss it all well together.

Delicious and crunchy Aval Mixture/ Poha Chivda is ready. Let it cool completely and then store it in an airtight container.

Related: How to make Madras Mixture

Notes:

It stays well for up to 10 days in room temperature.
Use dry spoon every time to take it out so that it stays crispy till it lasts.
Sesame seed is optional so if you don't like it, you can skip it.

Monday, October 17, 2022

Madras Mixture | Tamilnadu Mixture recipe

Madras mixture / Tamilnadu Mixture, a delicious South Indian savoury snack. As the name suggests itself, it has a mixture of various South Indian snacks put together ! Hence, it doesn't have any "fixed" recipe, every sweet stall/household has its own mixture recipe.

In general, the mixture has kara boondi, omapodi, roasted aval/poha, roasted peanuts and curry leaves. In addition to that, sweet diamond cuts, seval , ribbon pakoda, kara sev, broken pieces of murukku and chips and cashews are also added.

In today's post, i'm sharing the basic mixture recipe using kara boondi and omapodi/plain sev as main ingredients. As i have already said, there is no defined recipe for making the mixture, you can add more or less ingredients as per your liking.

What's the use of making homemade mixture without playing around with the ingredients as per your liking, right?

As i have already shared the recipe for omapodi and kara boondi in separate posts, here i haven't shared the detailed recipe, so please look into the respective posts for those recipes. Before moving into the recipe, here are some beginners tips.

I would highly recommend adding the curry leaves, it gives such a nice aroma to the mixture.
Fry the aval/poha at last, it makes the oil cloudy.
You can use both skinned/un-skinned peanuts for the mixture. Both taste equally good.
If you're making it for the first time, i would recommend to start off with a smaller portion. So that you can make it easily without overwhelming yourself.

That's it, Now let's check out the Mixture recipe.

Madras Mixture | Tamilnadu Mixture

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 30 mins | Serves : 6
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Omapodi - 2 cups

Kara Boondi - 2 cups

Peanuts - 1/4 cup

Roasted Chana dal / Pottukadalai - 1/4 cup

Cashews - 2 tbsp

Aval/Poha - 1/4 cup

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Curry leaves - 2 spring

Procedure

First let's make some omapodi.

Let it cool and crush into small pieces.

Next make kara boondi. As both omapodi and kara boondi recipes are already in my blog, i haven't shared the detailed recipe here.Next in the same oil, fry the peanuts until it's brown.