Diwali healthy recipe: Oats-poha chivda

Jazz up this Diwali with this easy homemade chivda tempered with chana dal.

Sneha Sadhwani | Published: October 20, 2014 3:43 pm

Jazz up this Diwali with this easy home-made oats-poha chivda tempered with chana dal. The combination of oats and poha make this dish rich in fibre and healthy carbohydrates.

Ingredients

1 cup roasted rolled oats
½ cup roasted rice flakes (poha)
¼ cup roasted chana dal
¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
5-6 curry leaves
A pinch of asafoetida
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
2 green chillies
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon oil

Method

Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add curry leaves and mustard seeds and sauté it on medium flame for 20-30 seconds. To this add asafoetida, green chillies and turmeric powder and continue to sauté for a few more seconds.
Now add oats, poha, chana dal and fennel seeds, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1-2 minutes. Add salt to this mixture.
Allow it to cool and store it in an air-tight container.

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Published: October 20, 2014 3:43 pm

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