The Deliciousness from all those lovely Indian Tea Time Goodies doesn't come without its share of calories, fat & loads of guilt later post indulgence. But we love those Farsans don't we?
This Poha Chivda that I have for you today scores relatively low on the calorie count, This involves no Deep frying, has about 2 tbsp of oil & It does not contain APF :) How better can it get?
Hope your Deepavali preparations are in full swing this year. I just recovered from a nasty case of flu & I am still resting.. I am going to give those deep fried goodies & sweets a miss this year, Wishing you all a cracker of a Diwali :)
You Will Need:
- 2 cups Paper Thin Poha
- 2 tbsp Raw Peanuts
- 2 tbsp Raw Cashews
- 4 tbsp Roasted Chana Dal
- A handful of Curry Leaves
- 8-10 Dry Red chilies - broken
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp powdered sugar
- Salt as per taste
- 2 tbsp oil
How To:
In a fairly wide heavy bottomed kadhai, heat oil. Splutter mustard seed. Add curry leaves & red chilies & fry for about 30 secs. Add peanuts & fry for a minute. Later, add roasted chana dal & fry for another minute, Add Cashews A fry for a minute more. Add turmeric powder, salt & sugar. mix well & fry on low flame for a minute or so until the peanuts are nice & croio
Add Poha & give it a good mix till it is coated with spices. Once donce, turn off the heat & allow it to cool. once cool, transfer into an air tight jar
It goes amazingly well with coffee or Tea !! Stores well for about 10 days.
It goes amazingly well with coffee or Tea !! Stores well for about 10 days.
