Diwali is a time of lights and of course, foods..mainly sweets. Kanole ( कानोले ), Anarse (अनारसे ),..all mouth watering sweet treats.
To balance these there are spicy treats of Chakli (चकली ) and Chivda (चिवडा ).
Ingredients:
100-150 gm Peanuts - raw, unsalted and cleaned.
100 gms Golden raisins
100 - 150 gms Cashews - roasted , preferably unsalted. Lightly salted will do.
3-5 Green chillies. chopped. About 0.5 cm in length.
10-12 cloves of garlic finely julienned.
10-12 curry leaves.
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Asafoedita.
1/4 - 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 - 3/4 tsp sugar
Method.
To a pan, add about 2 tbs of oil. Once the oil is hot add the peanuts and fry till they start to become slightly golden brown. Remove and put on paper towel to drain the oil.
Next add the cashews to the oil and fry till slightly golden brown. Remove.
Alternately you can roast these in an oven.
Next add the green chillies. You will see them blister and change colour. Remove from pan at that point, Do not char.
Next saute the Garlic till golden brown and crisp. Remove.
Lastly fry the raisins. They will puff up and the skin starts to turn whitish opaque. Remove from pan. I fry these last because anything that is fried in the same oil after the raisins ends up tasting sweet.
It is important to fry each of these separately as each of these require different frying times. If you notice the oil getting cloudy or brown, change the oil or else the oil will discolour whatever you fry in it.
If you use Pohe. Roast ( no oil) these slowly on medium heat. They become crisp.
The next step.
In deep bottomed vessel ( should be able to fit the whole box of rice puffs) add a couple of tbs of oil. Once hot add the asafoedita, curry leaves and turmeric. They should splutter.Turn the heat down to low. Then quickly add all the fried nuts, chillies and garlic and stir. Add some salt and sugar, mix well. Add the toasted rice puff cereal or pohe and mix well all on low heat. The cereal should get a little warm. Turn the heat off and let cool. Enjoy.
To store : let cool before putting in an airtight container.
To balance these there are spicy treats of Chakli (चकली ) and Chivda (चिवडा ).
Here is a recipe for Chivda. Traditionally we use flattened rice or Pohe (पोहे ). While visiting my daughter I saw she had a toasted puffed rice cereal ( which I never did see her eat..so I thought why not make Chivda with this ) which worked equally well.
"Chivda" Recipe
"Chivda" Recipe
Ingredients:
1 box of Trader Joe's Toasted puffed rice cereal or Pohe which is flattened rice.
Olive oil or Canola oil 100-150 gm Peanuts - raw, unsalted and cleaned.
100 gms Golden raisins
100 - 150 gms Cashews - roasted , preferably unsalted. Lightly salted will do.
3-5 Green chillies. chopped. About 0.5 cm in length.
10-12 cloves of garlic finely julienned.
10-12 curry leaves.
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Asafoedita.
1/4 - 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 - 3/4 tsp sugar
Method.
To a pan, add about 2 tbs of oil. Once the oil is hot add the peanuts and fry till they start to become slightly golden brown. Remove and put on paper towel to drain the oil.
Next add the cashews to the oil and fry till slightly golden brown. Remove.
Alternately you can roast these in an oven.
Next add the green chillies. You will see them blister and change colour. Remove from pan at that point, Do not char.
Next saute the Garlic till golden brown and crisp. Remove.
Lastly fry the raisins. They will puff up and the skin starts to turn whitish opaque. Remove from pan. I fry these last because anything that is fried in the same oil after the raisins ends up tasting sweet.
It is important to fry each of these separately as each of these require different frying times. If you notice the oil getting cloudy or brown, change the oil or else the oil will discolour whatever you fry in it.
If you use Pohe. Roast ( no oil) these slowly on medium heat. They become crisp.
The next step.
In deep bottomed vessel ( should be able to fit the whole box of rice puffs) add a couple of tbs of oil. Once hot add the asafoedita, curry leaves and turmeric. They should splutter.Turn the heat down to low. Then quickly add all the fried nuts, chillies and garlic and stir. Add some salt and sugar, mix well. Add the toasted rice puff cereal or pohe and mix well all on low heat. The cereal should get a little warm. Turn the heat off and let cool. Enjoy.
To store : let cool before putting in an airtight container.
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