One of my twins loves a particular dish we eat at a vegetarian restaurant here, the dish is called Crispy Fried Oats that comes with some tofu pieces. The oats are shallow fried with lot of curry leaves and obviously taste really really good. The are crispy and very mildly flavored. I tried recreating it, one addition led to another and and I ended up creating this Healthy Oats and Flakes Chivda that has a variety of flakes and some nuts added to it. If you want, you may call it a savory muesli after all, Museli is a Swiss breakfast chivda made with wheat flakes, corn flakes, fruits, nuts and oats 😏. The traditional and festive Poha no Chevdo is nothing new to our culinary repertoire, it is a regular feature on our list of dry snacks. So what if the airport and hotel lobby cleaners detest it, we love to carry a bagful of Poha no Chevdo on our travels and outings. We can conveniently enjoy it on the carpeted floors of these spaces… It is the simplest snack to make and tastes good only when made in a reasonable amount of oil. Honestly, healthy chevda does not taste that appealing 😉 !! How is this Oats no Chevdo different to the Poha Chevdo we make at home?? Frankly, there is nothing special about it. Just that I have added some interesting sounding flakes (poha) it has red rice poha, ragi flakes, quick cooking oats, bajra flakes, roasted coconut.. …. fancy ha?? Since it sounds fancy, I though of sharing it here today so that you can make it as an edible gift for you siblings during this Rakhi. After all we care for them 😉….
On a more serious note, I love gifts that reflect the thoughts of its giver, they need not be hand made or so but when you make an effort to take into consideration the likes and dislikes of the recipient of the gift, it makes them feel loved and cared for… so this season try making the recipes I am to share with you all for next couple of days. As I always do, these are simple, easy and healthy recipes that require very little time and effort. Yes the list of ingredients is not very cumbersome and if you have a well stocked pantry making these recipes would be a breeze…
Be creative and make an environmentaly friendly choice when it comes to packing and storing. I don’t like to create any plastic waste so have recycled glass bottles to gift the foods. These bottles come handy to store in the car’s coffee mug holder or in the office desk drawer. A couple of spoonful of this Chevdo will help us not heading for any other unhealthy packaged eats….Agree?
I am sure you are not making this Healthy Oats and Flakes Chivda just once, it is going to become a regular snack you would want, after all it has all the goodness of whole grains…
Healthy Oats and Flakes Chivda
Ingredients
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup rice flakes
- 1/2 cup red rice flakes
- 1/4 cup bajra flakes
- 1/4 cup ragi flakes
- 1/4 cup barley flakes
- 1/4 cup peanuts
- 1/4 cup daliya/roasted chana dal
- 1/4 cup black or golden raisins
- 1/4 cup grated roasted coconut
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons oil (don't skimp)
- 2 springs curry leaves
- 3 green chilis, sliced (optional)
- a pinch of limbu na pool/citric acid
- 2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt to taste
Instructions
Place a large heavy bottom kadai or pan on medium flame.
Add the oil, once heated up add the oats. Fry till they have changed a bit of color.
Add the rice flakes and all the other flakes and roast till they release a pleasant aroma.
Remove in a large bowl.
To the same Kadai add 2 tablespoons oil.
Add the peanuts and chana dal, fry them for a while.
Add the raisins. Fry for a minute.
Add curry leaves and sliced chilies. Fry for 5 seconds.
Add the chili powder and the roasted oats and flakes. Mix well.
Now add the salt, sugar, citric acid, roasted coconut and give it all a very good mix.
Turn off the flame.
Once the Chevdo has cooled completely store in desired jars.
Notes
I have made use of all the flakes I had, so don't get boggled by the list here make use of whatever you have to go along with the oats. You may add cashews, almonds anything to suit you and increase the quantity of oil. I would not recommend decreasing because very dry flakes bruise the mouth while eating.
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