Poha Chivda Recipe | Aval Mixture Recipe

Poha chivda (Aval Mixture) is one of the popular Indian snack. Chivda is a crunchy and spicy snack which is quick and easy to make. Generally SouthIndian mixture which has lots of murukku, boondhi, peanuts, sev and many more crunchy ingredients. This traditional SouthIndian mixture is little complicated and time consuming compared to Poha Chivda. Sometimes we like to have some crunchy snack along with our tea / coffee or an after-school snack. So try this Poha Chivda for this Diwali and share your experience!

Tips for making Poha Chivda:

1. Use thick variety of poha. We can use White or red variety poha.
2. While frying poha, make sure the flame is medium. If the oil is too hot, poha will get burnt. Also the moment we add poha, there will be lots of bubbles but within seconds the bubble ceases. So make sure to stand right by while frying poha.
3. Fry rest of the ingredients also in medium flame till they are light golden. Usually any fried items becomes more darker after taking out of the oil, so make sure to fry till it is light golden.
4. We can roast all the ingredients instead of deep frying.
5. Allow the aval mixture to cool off slightly before closing the air-tight container.

You can also try:

1. Omapodi
2. Ribbon Pakoda
3. Thenkuzhal
4. Kara Boondi
5. Mullu Thenkuzhal

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Poha Chivda Recipe | Aval Mixture Recipe

Aval mixture, an easy to make perfect snack for any evening or a perfect snack for Diwali. Unlike conventional mixture, this poha chivda is quick and easy to make. Learn here how to make this aval mixture with step by step instructions, video and photos.

Course Festival Recipes, Snacks

Cuisine Indian, North Indian, South Indian Recipes, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu Recipes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 3 Cups

Calories 165kcal

Author Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

• 1 Heavy Bottomed Pan
• 1 Slotted Ladle
• 1 Mixing Bowl
• 1 Sauce Pan

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice
• ¼ Cup Raw Peanuts
• ¼ Cup Roasted Gram
• ¼ Cup Cashews
• 1 Sprig Curry leaves
• 3 Cups Oil For Deep Frying

Tempering

• 2 tsp Coconut Oil
• 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
• ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
• ¾ tsp Red Chili Powder
• ¾ tsp Salt
• ½ tsp Sugar Optional
• 1 pinch Hing

Instructions

• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying the Poha,When the oil is hot, gently drop 1/4 cup of poha and deep fry till all the bubble ceases. This will be very quick. Fry the poha in batches till they all are fried.
  2 Cups Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice, 3 Cups Oil
• Again, fry the peanuts and take them aside.
  ¼ Cup Raw Peanuts
• In the same oil, deep fry the roasted gram till they are golden brown and take them aside.
  ¼ Cup Roasted Gram
• In the same oil, deep fry the cashews till they are golden brown and take them aside.
  ¼ Cup Cashews
• Again add few curry leaves to the hot oil and fry till they are cripsy. Switch off the flame.
  1 Sprig Curry leaves
• In a pan, add a coconut oil, When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter. Add turmeric powder, hing, red chili powder and slit green chili. Give a mix and switch off the flame.
  2 tsp Coconut Oil, 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
• In a mixing bowl, take all the fried ingredients. Add tempering to the fried ingredients. Also add salt and sugar. Give a good mix. Toss well so everything gets mixed up nicely. Allow the aval mixture to cool off for few mins and then store the Poha Chivda in an air-tight container. 
  ¾ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Sugar
• The delicious Poha Chivda (Aval Mixture) is now ready to serve!

Video

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5Cup | Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2.8g | Fat: 11g

Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:

• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying the Poha,When the oil is hot, gently drop 1/4 cup of poha and deep fry till all the bubble ceases. This will be very quick. Fry the poha in batches till they all are fried.

• Again, fry the peanuts and take them aside.

• In the same oil, deep fry the roasted gram till they are golden brown and take them aside.

• In the same oil, deep fry the cashews till they are golden brown and take them aside.

• Again add few curry leaves to the hot oil and fry till they are cripsy. Switch off the flame.

• In a pan, add a coconut oil, When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter. Add turmeric powder, hing, red chili powder and slit green chili. Give a mix and switch off the flame.

• In a mixing bowl, take all the fried ingredients. Add tempering to the fried ingredients. Also add salt and sugar. Give a good mix. Toss well so everything gets mixed up nicely. Allow the aval mixture to cool off for few mins and then store the Poha Chivda in an air-tight container.

• The delicious Poha Chivda (Aval Mixture) is now ready to serve!

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