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How to make Poha Chivda (Diwali Snacks)

October 31, 2021 by maria 12 Comments

Easy Poha Chivda Recipe – prepared mainly from flattened rice, peanuts, dry fruits and spices. The taste of this chivda is spicy, chili and sweet. Mostly made towards the Maharashtra belt and is enjoyed the most during fast and festive season. This chivda is also known as aval chivda.

How to make Poha Chivda (Diwali Snacks)

In India many types of chivda are made like makai chivda, murmura chivda, bhajlela chivda, corn flakes chivda, oats chivda, potato sweet chivda, mixed dry fruit chivda and spicy chivda. This is an easy and quick recipe wonder what took me so long to post them. I have used the thick poha for this recipe.

Always make these specially for hubby as he loves chivda. I tend to make many kind of chivda but thought of sharing the recipe this time during Diwali.

Along other savory and sweet stuff made during Diwali chivda also hold a special importance. The only challenge to make these chivdas are you got to fry them each ingredient individually. The best way would be to use the fine mesh sieve ladle as this would make your work and life much easier.

To my surprise all my friends just finished them in matter of few mins. This chivda recipe is always loved and relished by my friends and family.

This chivda should last you for a longer time. Store them in an air-tight container. Just before making poha keep all your ingredient’s handy. My mother helped me in making the chivda while I was clicking.

Poha Chivda Recipe

 

Let’s make poha chivda recipe step by step:

  1. Firstly keep all the ingredient’s handy before you start frying. Heat the deep vessel with oil. Once oil is hot take poha in batches and place them on the fine mesh sieve ladle. Immerse them slowly in the hot oil and fry until they appear crisp.

Poha Chivda Recipe

2. Alternatively you could deep fry them without the fine mesh sieve ladle. Remove them with a slotted spoon once they appear crispy and double in size. Preferably a fine mesh sieve ladle would make your job much easier.

Poha Chivda Recipe

3. Place the fried poha in another dish. Now place peanuts and fry the similar way.

Poha Chivda Recipe

4. Once they appear crisp remove and place aside.

Poha Chivda Recipe

5. Similar way fry the cashews but not too much else they would look brown.

Poha Chivda Recipe

6. Now fry the raisins.

Poha Chivda Recipe

7. The raisins would plump then remove and place aside.

Poha Chivda Recipe

8. Similarly fry almonds until they look crisp.

Poha Chivda Recipe

9. Now fry curry leaves until they change color. But don’t burn them.

Poha Chivda Recipe

10. Fry chilies and ginger together. Once they change color place aside. If using chana dal and coconut then fry them same way.

Poha Chivda Recipe

11. Remove all the fried ingredient’s on a paper napkin or paper towel to absorb excess oil.

Poha Chivda Recipe

12. Now in the same pan heat little oil. Once hot add cumin and mustard.

Poha Chivda Recipe

13. When they crackle add turmeric powder, asofoetida, red chili powder, sugar and salt.

Poha Chivda Recipe

14. Now add all the fried ingredient’s.

Poha Chivda Recipe

15. Mix and stir nicely for 2 mins on low heat.

Poha Chivda Recipe

16. Remove them from heat allow to cool then store into an air-tight container.

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17. Serve your poha chivda along tea or coffe or as a quick snack.

Poha Chivda Recipe

Poha Chivda Recipe and the printable version below:

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Poha Chivda Recipe, How to make Poha Chivda | Namkeen Chivda Recipe
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
35 mins
Total time
40 mins
 
Easy Poha Chivda Recipe - a traditional Maharashtrian snack made from flattened rice and spices.
Author: Maria@flavorsofmumbai.com
Recipe type: Snack, Savory, Side
RecipeCuisine: Indian
Serves: 6-7
recipeIngredient (used american measuring cup, 1 cup = 250 ml)
  • 2 cup oil for frying + 1 tsp oil for tempering (tel)
  • 300 gm of thick white poha / aval/ flattened rice
  • ⅓rd cup of peanuts (moongfali)
  • ⅓rd cup of cashew nuts (kaju)
  • ⅓rd cup of roasted chana (optional)
  • 3 tbsp green raisin (kishmish)
  • ⅓rd cup curry leaves (kadi patta)
  • 2 tbsp dry coconut slices (optional) sukha copra
  • 3-4 green chilies sliced diagonally or lengthwise (hari mirch)
  • 1 tbsp ginger julienne (adrak)
  • ¼th tsp mustard seed (rai)
  • 1 tsp cumin seed (jeera)
  • ¼th tsp red chili powder (lal mirch powder)
  • ¼th tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
  • ¼th tsp asofoetida (hing)
  • 2 tsp sugar or as required (shakar)
  • salt as per taste
How to make the recipe?
  1. Firstly keep all the ingredient's handy before you start frying. Heat the deep vessel with oil. Once oil is hot take poha in batches, place them on the fine mesh sieve ladle. Immerse them slowly in the hot oil and fry until they appear crisp.
  2. Alternatively you could deep fry them without the fine mesh sieve ladle. Remove them with a slotted spoon once they appear crispy and double in size. Preferably a fine mesh sieve ladle would make your job much easier.
  3. Place the fried poha in another dish. Now place peanuts and fry the similar way.
  4. Once they appear crisp remove and place aside.
  5. Similar way fry the cashews but not too much else they would look brown.
  6. Now fry the raisins.
  7. The raisins would plump then remove and place aside.
  8. Similarly fry almonds until they look crisp.
  9. Now fry curry leaves.
  10. Fry chilies and ginger together.
  11. Once they change color place aside. If using chana dal and coconut then fry them same way.
  12. Remove all the fried ingredient's on a paper napkin to absorb excess oil.
  13. Now in the same pan heat little oil. Once hot add cumin and mustard.
  14. When they crackle add turmeric powder, asofoetida, red chili powder, sugar and salt.
  15. Now add all the fried ingredient's.
  16. Mix and stir nicely for 2 mins on low heat.
  17. Remove them from heat allow to cool then store into an air-tight container. Serve your poha chivda along tea or coffe or as a quick snack.
Notes
1. While frying ensure you don't over fry them else they could appear burnt or brown.
2. Alter spices as per your taste and preference.
3. Using roasted chana and dry coconut slices are optional.
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Filed Under: Budget, Festival, Kid, Rice, Snacks, vegan, Vegeterian Tagged With: Bachelor Recipes, Snacks, Spicy and Namkeen, Vegetarian Dishes

Comments

  1. kn miyon says

    August 21, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    very nice and simple the best way

    Reply
    • maria says

      September 18, 2018 at 4:47 pm

      Thanks 🙂

      Reply
  2. Munira says

    March 24, 2017 at 3:51 pm

    Dear Maria
    Your recepies are awesome.i tried few.
    Thanks
    Munira

    Reply
    • maria says

      March 25, 2017 at 12:41 pm

      Glad you liked the recipes Munira 🙂 thanks for positive views.

      Reply
  3. Habeeb says

    May 23, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    Please email to recipes ( subscribe ). Thank you.
    Mail I’d zub.du@yahoo.com

    Reply
    • maria says

      May 24, 2016 at 10:42 am

      Habeeb adding you soon on the subsrcibers list thanks.

      Reply
  4. Mary says

    November 14, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    Hi Maria,

    I look forward to your great receipes, so yummy. I am going this one, but have
    to get all the ingredients, which I hope will find them here in Texas.
    Have you had any luck with the hara/kara biscuits. I could be wrong, but maybe
    they are made of puff pastry.
    Thanks
    Mary

    Reply
    • maria says

      November 16, 2015 at 9:02 am

      Thankyou Mary 🙂 but haven’t got chance yet to check as was travelling will surely get back to you on the same.

      Reply
    • Mary says

      November 16, 2015 at 10:34 am

      Thank you Maria, anyway will be going on vacation in a week’s time and
      will be in India next month. I will try and see if I can find out this kara/hara
      biscuits.
      Take care
      Regards
      Mary

      Reply
      • maria says

        November 23, 2015 at 5:49 pm

        Mary are your referring to khari which is layered like puff pastry and you dip them in tea and have. Let me know have a great vacation 🙂

        Reply
  5. Meena says

    November 11, 2015 at 1:52 am

    The chivda looks yum would surely try! thanx

    Reply
    • maria says

      November 11, 2015 at 1:53 am

      Surely try Meena and let me know how it was? and you are welcome 🙂

      Reply

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