Guilt free chivda
Ingredients • Oil – 2-3 tbsp • Kurmura/puffed rice – 2 cups • Thin poha – 2 cups • Peanuts – ½ cup • Raisins – 2 tbsp • Dalia/roasted chana dal – 2 tbsp • Curry leaves torn into small pieces – 10 • Green chilies finely chopped – 3 • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp • Turmeric – ½ tsp • Red chili powder – 1-2 tsp • Sugar – 2 tsp • Salt to taste...
Puffed Rice and Nut Snack with Raisins
Though not widely available in India, sunflower and pumpkin seeds help to make this a nutritious snack. Recently, seven-grain puffed cereal packaged as Kashi has reached health food stores shelves. It is wonderfully crunchy and flavorful, an excellent alternative to puffed rice – and to popcorn. Preparation and cooking time (after assembling ingredients): 20 minutes Ingredients • Cayenne pepper – ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) • Turmeric...
Crispy Puffed Rice Snack with Fried Cashews and Green Peas
In Indian bazaars, it is a familiar sight to see men puffing rice. A sand-filled karai is placed over glowing coals, and when the coarse sand is hot, rice is added. Using a long paddle, the sand is patiently stirred, until one by one, the rice grains pop into long pointed puffs. With nothing more than straining it through a fine sieve, hot puffed rice, called moori, is ready to be sold in recycled newspaper bags. Like everything in...