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Chivda
Make this crispy, crunchy snack ahead of time and store in an
air-tight container. It's perfect for times when you have an
attack of the munchies.
Ingredients:
1 cup sago
1/2 cup unsalted peanuts without skins
1/2 cup almonds/cashews
1/4 cups raisins
1 cup potato sticks (available at most supermarkets in the
Snack section)
5 green chillies chopped
1 tsp lemon salt
2 tsps sugar coarsely powdered
Vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil to deep fry
Preparation:
Heat the oil in a deep, heavy-bottomed pan on a medium flame.
Carefully add a little sago to this oil (it can splutter quite
violently so be careful!) and fry till it is all puffed. Remove while
still white. Drain on paper towels. Repeat till all sago is fried.
Fry the peanuts, almonds/cashews till golden. Fry the green
chillies till crsip. Drain all on paper towels.
Mix all the ingredients together well. Allow to cool.
Store in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks.
Chivda goes well with a hot cup of Masala Chai (spiced tea)!
Heat oil in a wide, flat pan and shallow fry the patties till
golden.
Drain on paper towels and serve with tamarind chutney, mintcoriander chutney and piping-hot Masala Chai.
Papdi Chaat
Crunchy, tangy, hot and sweet flavors combine to make Papdi
Chaat delicious to eat as a snack or a great alternative to a
meal.
Ingredients:
250 gms all-purpose flour
4 tbsps ghee
1 tsp onion seeds
Salt to taste
Vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil to deep fry
5 large potatoes, boiled, peeled and chopped into tiny pieces
1 cup chickpeas, boiled and mashed coarsely (sprinkle with salt
to taste)
2 red (Spanish) onions chopped very fine
2 large tomatoes chopped very fine
2 cups fine sev (gram flour vermicilli)
2 tsps red chilli powder
3 tsps powdered black rock salt
2 tbsps cumin seeds, gently roasted and powdered
Sprinkle a handful of sev all over the Papdis in the plate. Now
sprinkle red chilli powder, cumin powder and black rock salt and
garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve as soon as
possible or the Papdis will get soggy.