🧂 Crispy Cravings: Two Irresistible Dry Snacks for Anytime Munching!

• BILKULONLINE | Sunday Special | 03 Aug 2025
• By Fouzia Tariq

 

1. Cornflakes Mixture (Cereal Chivda)

🕒 Prep + Cook Time: 15–20 minutes
👥 Serves: 4–6

Ingredients:

• 2 cups plain unsweetened cornflakes
• ½ cup fried peanuts
• ¼ cup fried cashews
• ¼ cup roasted chana dal (dalia)
• 8–10 curry leaves
• 2–3 green chillies (slit)
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp oil
• Optional: Raisins, thin sev, or sliced dry coconut for variation

Method:

• Heat oil in a wide pan. Add curry leaves and green chillies. Sauté for a few seconds.
• Add peanuts, cashews, and chana dal. Roast until crisp.
• Add turmeric, sugar, and salt.
• Add cornflakes and toss gently on low flame for 3–4 minutes until everything is evenly coated and crisp.
• Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

 

2. Poha Chivda (Thin Flattened Rice Snack Mix)

🕒 Prep + Cook Time: 20 minutes
👥 Serves: 6–8

• Ingredients:
  3 cups thin poha (nylon or paper poha)
• ½ cup peanuts
• ¼ cup roasted chana dal
• ¼ cup cashew nuts
• 8–10 curry leaves
• 2 dry red chillies (broken)
• 1–2 green chillies (slit or chopped) – optional
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1½ tsp sugar
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp oil

Method:

• Dry roast the poha in a wide kadhai on low flame for 4–5 mins until crisp. Keep aside.
• In the same kadhai, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, and chillies. Let them splutter.
• Add peanuts, cashews, and roasted chana dal. Fry until golden.
• Add turmeric, sugar, and salt. Mix well.
• Add roasted poha. Toss gently for 2–3 mins to combine well.
• Cool completely and store in an airtight jar.