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Name: Bhajkya Pohe Chivda Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 850 grams bhajke pohe; ½ cup oil; 2 tsp mustard; 250 grams groundnuts/peanuts; 150 grams puthne/roasted bengal gram; 3 springs of curry leaves; 7 green chillies (minced); ½ tsp haldi/turmeric powder; 4 tsp of red chilli powder; 2 tsp hing; Juice of 1 lemon; Salt

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Chivda

I was supposed to make chivda for Diwali, but Pappa sent some, so I kept aside the Pohe I had brought. I had purchased the Pohe/beaten rice called Bhajke Pohe as for one the Rain God is still making his presence felt and secondly as I am not confident about the way the Patal pohe (the thin one) have to be roasted to get the beautiful crunch that chivda has.

Bhajkya Pohe Chivda Recipe

A variety of poha that's pre-roasted you can just make Chivda out of it. Bhajkya Pohe Chivda is a healthy option. Try it!

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Course: Appetizers-Starters, Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: Bhajile, Diwali Sweets, Fov, Poha

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Servings: kg

Calories: 25kcal

Author: ArchanaPotdar

Equipment

Kadhai/wok
Spoons and Ladles

Ingredients

850 grams bhajke pohe
½ cup oil
2 tsp mustard
250 grams groundnuts/peanuts
150 grams puthne/roasted bengal gram
3 springs of curry leaves
7 green chillies minced
½ tsp haldi/turmeric powder
4 tsp of red chilli powder
2 tsp hing
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt

Instructions

In a kadhai/wok heat oil.
Add 2-3 grains of mustard if they start spluttering immediately add the rest.
Add the groundnuts next and stir occasionally, you hear them popping.
Next, add Puthne again stir till you get a lovely fragrance of the roasted/fried nuts. (Check note 4)
Add the green chillies and curry leaves.
After about ½ a minute add the haldi/turmeric, chilli powder and hing/asafoetida. Stir well.
Add the lime juice. Be careful as the oil will splutter a lot. Once the spluttering stops switch off the gas and get the kadhai/wok off the flame.
Add the pohe, salt and sugar. Mix well.
Store in an airtight container.
Serve in bowl or plate.

Notes

This is mild chivda. If you want it spicy add more green chillies, chilli powder.
Adjust the taste and use more/less sugar and lime juice to suit your taste.
I case you do not have lemon add 1/8 tsp of citric acid crystals in 2-3 tbsp of water.
Add cashew nuts and dry coconut/chobra pieces, raisins, almonds.

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