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Amaranth Chivda | Rajgira Chivda | Farali Chivda| Upvas Chivda

healthy snack made using puffed amaranth (rajgira).
Course Snacks
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Amaranth Chivda, Farali Chivda, Farali Namkeen, Fasting recipes, Healthy Amaranth snack, How to make Farali Chivda, Navratri recipes, Phalahari recipes, Rajgira Chivda, Rajgira recipes, Upvas Chivda, Upvas recipes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of puffed Amaranth/Rajgira
  • ¼ cup raw peanuts
  • 10 almonds, chopped
  • 10 cashew nuts, chopped
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 green chillies, chopped
  • sendha namak (rock salt) as per taste
  • 1 tsp powdered sugar
  • a pinch of black pepper powder

Instructions

  • Heat a pan and add peanuts.
  • Dry roast the peanuts till it turns crunchy.
  • Remove and keep aside.
  • Add chopped almonds and dry roast till the almonds turn crunchy. Keep aside.
  • Add chopped cashew nuts and dry roast. Keep aside.
  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan.
  • Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, chopped green chillies and chopped dry coconut.
  • Saute for few seconds till coconut pieces are well roasted.
  • Add puffed amaranth and mix. Add sendha namak (rock salt}, powdered sugar and black pepper powder. Mix well.
  • Add roasted nuts and mix well.
  • Allow it to cool and store in an airtight container and serve as required.  It stays fresh for a long time.

Notes

Raisins can also be added to this chivda.
If you want to make this chivda for non-fasting days, you can even add sesame seeds, roasted chana dal, turmeric powder and red chilly powder to this chivda.