Navratna Chiwada


Photo by Deepa Ballal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups red rice flakes (poha)
  • ¼ cup dalia (roasted chana dal/Bengal gram)
  • ¼ cup peanuts
  • ¼ cup broken cashew nuts
  • ¼ cup whole almonds
  • 2 tbsp unpolished sesame seeds (til)
  • 3 tbsp sunflower seeds
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
  • 2-3 green chillies, slit lengthwise
  • 2 – 3 sprigs of curry leaves, or according to taste
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • 2 tsp flax seeds
  • 1 tsp unrefined salt (if required, since chaat masala also has salt in it)
  • 2 tsp chaat masala

Method  

Roast all the ingredients separately on medium heat and mix them well together along with salt (if required) and chaat masala. Serve or store in an airtight container.