Pohe Chivda or Flat Rice Snack

Pohe Chivda or Flat Rice Snack

Healthiest, Lightest, Tastiest, Fastest snack I can think of....Try it and you will LOVE it  

Ingredients:

• 500 gms. Thin Flat Rice Flakes or Thin Pohe  ( available at all indian grocery stores. Make sure to use the thin variety of pohe for this dish)
• ¾ Cup Roasted Peanuts
• ½ Cup Roasted Chana or Gram Dal
• 10-12 Green Curry Leaves
• 6-7 Green Chillies
• 5 Tbsps Oil
• 3-4 Tsps. Mustard Seeds
• 4 Tsps. Turmeric Powder
• 2 Tsps. Red Chilli Powder
• 1 Tsp. Asafoetida or Hing
• 1-2 Tsps. Sugar
• 2 Tsps Salt Adjust to taste

Method:

1. Roast the rice flakes in batches of 2 or 3 depending on the size of your microwave. Put the rice flakes in a microwave safe dish and cook them for 2-3 mins on high. Do this is batches so that the flakes are evenly roasted
2. In a large pan add the oil. Apply heat, when the oil is ready add the mustard seeds and asafoetida. Shake or mix well
3. Add curry leaves and green chillies and stir everything together
4. Lower the heat to low  or medium heat for rest of the recipe. It is very important to roast these spices well and not to burn them
5. Now add the roasted peanuts and chana dal. Roast for 4-5 mins
6. Add turmeric, chilli powder and some salt. Stir or mix everything together to coat everything well with the spices
7. After roasting for 7-10 minutes on a low heat, add the rice flakes or pohe
8. Gently mix everything together making sure the flakes are coated well in the spice mixture
9. Continue mixing and roasting for another 5-7 minutes till you get a nice aroma and everything is crispy and yellow
10. Turn the heat off and let the mixture cool for 10 minutes
11. Add the sugar at this time and season with salt according to your taste

This snack stays well for a month if stored properly. Can be eaten as it is or with some freshly chopped onions and a squeeze of lemon
Goes very well with tea/evening drinks