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![[Diwali Delights] #stXdiwali
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✨✨✨✨I shall be posting a recipe a day until Diwali that you can make for the festive season. Tag me if you try any of these and I shall repost my favs in my stories. The hashtag #stXDiwali will be used in all my Diwali recipes ✨✨✨✨ .
One of the easiest savoury goodies to make for Diwali and which involves no deep frying is this Chivda made using puffed rice. You can also make one using roasted flattened rice (poha) which I’ll share with you tomorrow. Wishing you a very happy Deepavali for all those celebrating early morning tomorrow and to others a happy chhoti Diwali 💕💕💕
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Here’s the super easy recipe for this one:
Makes 12 servings
Ingredients
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
3-4 dried red chillies, broken into pieces
2 sprigs curry leaves
1/2 cup raw peanuts
1/4 cup cashew nut halves
1/4 cup dried coconut bits (copra)
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
200 grams puffed rice
Method
In a large saute pan, heat oil. Fry mustard seeds, red chillies and curry leaves until seeds pop.
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Add the nuts and dried coconut pieces and fry on medium fame until cashews and coconut turn golden brown. ✨
Stir in the spice powders and salt.
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Add the puffed rice to this tempering and stir together on a low flame until it is combined well with seasonings. If needed, divide into two batches and proceed. ✨
When slightly cooled, transfer to airtight containers.](http://scontent-sin2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/6038d174298365f72ea6e65003426026/5C8625DA/t51.2885-15/e35/c0.135.1080.1080/s150x150/44905626_188693938706747_6289904251733518071_n.jpg "[Diwali Delights] #stXdiwali
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✨✨✨✨I shall be posting a recipe a day until Diwali that you can make for the festive season. Tag me if you try any of these and I shall repost my favs in my stories. The hashtag #stXDiwali will be used in all my Diwali recipes ✨✨✨✨ .
One of the easiest savoury goodies to make for Diwali and which involves no deep frying is this Chivda made using puffed rice. You can also make one using roasted flattened rice (poha) which I’ll share with you tomorrow. Wishing you a very happy Deepavali for all those celebrating early morning tomorrow and to others a happy chhoti Diwali 💕💕💕
.
Here’s the super easy recipe for this one:
Makes 12 servings
Ingredients
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
3-4 dried red chillies, broken into pieces
2 sprigs curry leaves
1/2 cup raw peanuts
1/4 cup cashew nut halves
1/4 cup dried coconut bits (copra)
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
200 grams puffed rice
Method
In a large saute pan, heat oil. Fry mustard seeds, red chillies and curry leaves until seeds pop.
✨
Add the nuts and dried coconut pieces and fry on medium fame until cashews and coconut turn golden brown. ✨
Stir in the spice powders and salt.
✨
Add the puffed rice to this tempering and stir together on a low flame until it is combined well with seasonings. If needed, divide into two batches and proceed. ✨
When slightly cooled, transfer to airtight containers.")
