This savoury delight is made of beaten rice (flattened rice/poha/aval) and is a much enjoyed snack in my home. It is a traditional Maharashtrian dish that spices up in a very easy-to-cook manner. The quantities specified below can be altered to suit your palate.

What goes:-

Beaten Rice/Rice Flakes – 1 Cup
Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds – 1 tbsp
Green Chillis – 2 – to taste (Finely chopped)
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Garlic – 5 to 6 pods – optional -crushed (i did not use)
Curry leaves – 1 to 2 sprigs
Groundnuts – 1/4 cup
Dry Coconut slices – 1/4 cup
Roasted Bengal Gram – a fistful
Salt – to taste
Cashews & raisins – 1/2 cup
Coriander Powder – 1 tsp (optional)
Oil – 1 tsp

How:-

Lightly roast the rice flakes in a pan till they are dry and crispy. In another pan add oil and allow mustard & cumin to splutter. Now add the turmeric powder, green chillis, garlic and the curry leaves. Stir for some time and then add the groundnuts, coconut and the rasted grams.

Add rice flakes along with salt and keep stirring continuously.

Finally add the nuts & raisins. Saute for some more time and remove from heat.

Serve hot or cold. Enjoy !

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20 Comments

Love2cook Malaysia March 19, 2011 at 1:27 pm - Reply

Yumm yumm! I want some please ;)
Raji March 19, 2011 at 1:48 pm - Reply

I love the chivda..we call it chooda…this is so versatile giving us room to add or less ingredients…lovely.
Sravs March 19, 2011 at 1:49 pm - Reply

Wow yummy chat !!! Loved it !!
kitchen queen March 19, 2011 at 1:49 pm - Reply

lovely and awesome and simple poha chivda to have with evening tea.
Vimitha Durai March 19, 2011 at 2:23 pm - Reply

That is so rich with nuts… Feel like grabbing a plate…
Reshmi Mahesh March 19, 2011 at 3:03 pm - Reply

Yummy and delicious chivda…

FunWidFud
Hamaree Rasoi March 19, 2011 at 3:27 pm - Reply

Poha looks delicious and mouthwatering.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Roxana | a trEATs affair March 19, 2011 at 3:37 pm - Reply

what a wonderful dish, love the addition of cashews and raisins. thanks for sharing
Anonymous March 19, 2011 at 4:29 pm - Reply

One of our favorite snacks Priya!!
Swathi March 19, 2011 at 5:11 pm - Reply

Poha chivda looks delicious, nice recipe with raisins and cashews
Suman Singh March 19, 2011 at 6:28 pm - Reply

I love poha and this looks delicious..one of our favorite evening snack.
Pushpa March 19, 2011 at 6:33 pm - Reply

Healthy snack to munch on,looks delicious.
Priya Suresh March 19, 2011 at 7:31 pm - Reply

Feel like munching some, love the addition of raisins..yumm!
schmetterlingwords March 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm - Reply

Poha chivda and the step by step pics are wonderful… Wish a bowl for me too :-)
Vidhya March 19, 2011 at 9:12 pm - Reply

My mom makes this almost exactly but she adds about a tsp of powdered sugar to this.It may be because we are a bunch of sweet lovers.Your Pics are so tempting.
Urmi March 19, 2011 at 10:04 pm - Reply

Poha looks delicious, yummy and tempting.
Wish you & your family a very Happy Holi.
Unknown March 20, 2011 at 4:33 am - Reply

Wish you and your family a very happy holi :)

Poha looks delicious…
Ramya March 20, 2011 at 6:55 am - Reply

Poha chivda looks very inviting.
Happy Holi..
Jaisy James March 20, 2011 at 8:16 am - Reply

looks delicious
Unknown March 20, 2011 at 10:10 am - Reply

Hey,

Yummy snack dear…:)

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