Chivda Recipe - Quick Bite | Diwali Special Recipe | Indian Snack Recipe By Ruchi Bharani

chickpea flour

🥗Healthier: oat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Oat flour is healthier and gluten-free.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds provide a similar crunch.

cashews

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: walnuts

Almonds are lower in calories and walnuts are often cheaper.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: dried figs

Dried figs add sweetness and are often less expensive.

Mix all the dry spices in a bowl: roasted fennel seed powder, black salt, turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder, and powdered sugar.

Fry the thick rice flakes in medium hot oil using a strainer to avoid hunting for them in the oil.

Fry half a cup of ground nuts until they change color and then strain out the oil.

Add the ground nuts to the chivda and sprinkle a little bit of the mixed spices.

Fry two tablespoons of cashew nuts quickly and add them to the mixture.

Flash fry some curry leaves and add them to the chivda.

Fry the soaked moong until it makes a crackling noise, indicating it's ready.

Mix everything together and taste to see if more spices are needed.

Optionally, add ready-made sev or dried cornflakes for variation.

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