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Written by Archana Doshi
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Flatenned rice is roasted and spiced up with green chillies, mango powder, garam masala and dry fruits. Many variations and combinations are possible to make a chewdo. Traditionally a chewdo or a mixture is deep fried in oil, but this recipe calls for roasting all the ingredients.

Makes: 4 cups of chevdo
Cooking time: 20 minutes Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 cups thin flattened rice/poha
- ¼ cup dahlia/roasted channa dal
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts
- ¼ cup roasted halfed cashewnut
- ¼ cup raisins roasted in ghee (make sure it does not become stiff and hard)
- 10 curry leaves
- 3 chopped green chillies (optional)
- 1½ tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
- 6 tablespoons of oil
- Salt to taste
Method
Heat frying pan to medium heat and roast the flattened rice a little at a time until crisp. Don’t allow it to turn brown
Transfer contents to a wide mouth mixing bowl
Heat 6 tablespoons of oil in a pan; add green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, sugar and salt to taste
Add roasted peanuts, cashewnuts , dahlia and raisins to the above mixture.
Turn off heat.
Add the above roasted nut mixture to the roasted flattened rice and mix well.
Chevdo is ready.
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Comments
have you tried to roast the cashewnuts/pean uts etc in oven instead of tava? or try putting all the poha/nuts ingredients together in oven and baked?
any tips on that would be helpful.
thanks
subha
Kumkum