Fried Poha Chivda Recipe - Flatten Rice Spicy Mixture
Fried Poha Chivda is an easy to make snack recipe which can make for a great accompaniment with your evening tea, or eaten as it is to curb those sudden hunger pangs. This is also a travel friendly dish, which can be taken along sans any hassles.

Fried Poha Chivda is a crunchy mixture made in almost all Indian households. A mixture of deep fried poha, peanuts and curry leaves is seasoned with salt and red chilli powder. Crunchy masalewala chivda is a light snack that is great to serve to your guests along with some tea.
Savour this Fried Poha Chivda Recipe any time to satiate your hunger pangs with a cup of hot Masala tea.
If you like this recipe, you can also try other snack recipes such as
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3 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups Poha (Flattened rice)
- 1/2 cup Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali)
- 1/2 cup Roasted Gram Dal (Pottukadalai)
- 1/2 cup Boondi , masala, optional
- 2 teaspoon Red chilli powder , to be adjusted based on one’s preference
- 10 to 12 Curry leaves
- Dry coconut (kopra) , pieces (optional)
- Salt , to taste
How to make Fried Poha Chivda Recipe - Flatten Rice Spicy Mixture
To begin making the Fried Poha Chivda recipe, heat oil in a kadai. on medium flame and deep fry poha in oil and drain on thick absorbent paper.
Next deep fry the groundnuts in the same kadai and add to the poha. Deep fry the putana dal and add to
Deep fry the curry leaves quickly and add to the mixture. Let the oil drain. Transfer this mixture to another absorbent paper (thick tissue paper) Now, add chilli powder and salt. Mix well.
Let it cool. Store in air tight container. Savour this Poha Chiwda any time to satiate your 'need crunchy snack-hunger pangs’ with a cup of hot Masala tea.

Aparna Parinam
Cooking is devotion - this is my mantra! I am a pharmacist by profession and live in Margoa, Goa. Am also, a tireless vegetarian food and travel lover. I believe in making traditional dishes and preserving the recipes. Through my blog: www.tangytales.com, I endeavor to share healthy vegetarian recipes with you. I salute to all the devoted mothers and fathers (which may be rare….), grandmothers, and all the wonderful women, who have dedicated their immense time towards cooking, for years at a stretch….to ensure their kids and their loved ones, eat tasty and healthy food ! We all love to eat good tasty food, but it isn’t imperative that all of us love to cook too. This is because each one of us is not aware of the joy of cooking! I truly believe anybody can cook!