Chivda / Poha Chivda / Avalakki / Namkeen Chivda

Chivda is called by many names such as poha chivda, namkeen chivda, avalakki and other names. It is basically a spicy mixture or appetizer and there are many variations of making chivda. This recipe makes use of thick poha or avalakki (flattened rice), dry fruits and spices.

Ingredients

1. Poha / Avalakki (Flattened Rice) - 4 cups
2. Cooking oil for deep frying
3. Mustard seeds – ½  teaspoon
4. A pinch of hing (asafoetida)
5. Garlic cloves – 10 to 12
6. Groundnuts - ½ cup
7. Roasted gram dal – ½ cup
8. Fresh Hyacinth Beans – ½ cup
9. Dry Coconut slices - ½ cup
10. Cashew nuts - 15 to 20
11. Some Curry Leaves
12. Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
13. Red Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon 
14. Salt as per taste

Method / Directions

1. First we are going to fry all the dry ingredients for Chivda.
2. I’m going to add cooking oil into the pan and let the oil heat for some time on a medium flame.
3. Now we will use a fine mesh strainer to fry the ingredients or otherwise you will be hunting for everything in the oil.
4. When the oil is hot enough now, add the poha into the strainer and then into the hot oil.
5. Fry them until they remain their colour. Make sure they don’t lose their colour.
6. Remove the strainer from oil and strain out all the oil.
7. Move the fried poha into a mixing bowl.
8. Next, we will fry groundnuts. Certain ingredients take a longer time to fry or fry instantly. You need to accordingly adjust the time.
9. Fry the groundnuts till it changes it colour. Strain out all the oil and add them into the mixing bowl with chivda.
10. Next, fry cashew nuts and they fry very quickly. Strain out all the oil and add them into the same mixing bowl.
11. Next, fry dry coconut slices. When they are fried, add them into the mixing bowl.
12. Next, fry roasted gram dal and it may take a longer time to fry. When they making crackling noise, it means it is ready. Add them into the mixing bowl.
13. Finally, fry fresh hyacinth beans. This will take some time. When they are fried, add them into the mixing bowl.
14. All the fried ingredients that we need has been added into a mixing bowl.
15. Use the same pan and empty all the oil from the pan. Add 1 tablespoon of oil. Heat the pan on a medium flame.
16. When the oil is hot enough, add mustard seeds.
17. When the mustard seeds starts to crackle, add a pinch of hing which is asafoetida.
18. Add crushed garlic cloves and sauté them for a minute on a low flame.
19. Add curry leaves and sauté them again for a minute.
20. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt as per taste.
21. Mix it well.
22. Add fried ingredients into the pan and mix everything well. 
23. Give them a good mix and few tosses as well to ensure fried ingredients and spices are mixed very well. Let the pan be on low heat for another 2 minutes when you are mixing them well.
24. Alright, the chivda is ready to be served.

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