Dry Fruits & Poha Chivda

Happy Diwali !!!
It's festive time & it's the time to make sweets & snacks...This year Diwali i share awesome healthy homemade snack Dry Fruits & Poha chivda can make it often & store it, gr8 for festivals or take it while travelling..

Regular chivda  are deep fried & some like to add roasted gram Dal & sev ... Here  the dry fruits are roasted in microwave separately with a drop of ghee & seasoned with olive oil with lots of dry fruits it's slightly sweetened, nutty,spicy & crispy,  it's best made in nonstick pan... Dry fruits poha chivda  will be loved by all age groups..

Ingredients:

• 2 cups poha thick variety. 
• few curry leaves.
• 5 tbsp ghee or olive oil.
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp jeera / cumin seeds.
• 8 green chilies.
• 1 tsp turmeric powder.
• 5 tbsp sugar.
• 1 tsp salt.
• A pinch of  asafoetida / hing. 
• 1/2 tsp crushed peppercorns.

Measure all the ingredients & keep it ready. 

• 1/8 cup pistachio.
• 1/4 cup groundnuts.
•  1/4 cup/ 40 gm almonds.
• 1/4 / 40 gm cashew nuts. 
• 1/8 cup each  dried cranberry & cherries.
• 40 gm copra or coconut slices.
• 60 gm raisins.

Method :

• Wash the curry leaves, green chilies & keep aside.

• Dry roast the poha in a nonstick wok or pan till the poha is crisp, keep stirring  till the pan it's cool .Keep aside the pan.

Let's roast the dry fruits in the microwave separately.. 

Pre note : Each microwave has different power so adjust the cooking time accordingly..My highest microwave power is 900 watt

• In a micro safe bowl add the pista & 1/4 tsp ghee & cook on  high power in a microwave  for 1 min keep checking in between till light brown..Add to the roasted poha.
• Next add the groundnuts in the same micro safe bowl add 1/2 tsp water & a pinch of salt mix & cook on high power for 2 min. Empty the groundnuts in the poha pan.
• Cashew nuts add 1/4 tsp ghee & microwave for 2 min.
•  Cranberry & cherries add 1/4 tsp ghee & microwave for 50 sec.
• Coconut slices for 50 sec.
• Raisins add 1/4 tsp ghee  & roast for 50 sec.
• Curry leaves microwave for 1 min.Click here how to roast & powder curry leaves 

• In another  nonstick pan add 5 tbsp olive oil when hot add the mustard seeds when it stops crackling add in the slit green chilies & saute them till well fried.

• Add in the jeera / cumin seeds,fennel seeds & turmeric powder & saute for a sec.

• Next add the sugar, salt,  asafoetida / hing & crushed peppercorns.saute for a sec off the flame & Add to the poha mixture.. 

• Place the pan on medium heat & mix the poha mixture well.  If required add few more sugar & peppercorns.

• Off the flame & keep stirring till it cools.

• Store in a airtight jar .. Enjoy the snack 😋😊