Patal pohe chivda (Flattened rice chivda)–

Ingredients –

Thin Poha (flattened rice) – 4 cups

Roasted chana daal – 4 Tb-spoons

Raw Peanuts -1/4^th bowl or as per taste

Dry coconut's thin pieces – 1/4^th bowl or as per taste (you can skip these if you wish)

Coriander powder – 1 Tb-spoon

Roasted cumin powder – ½ Tb-spoon

Red chilli powder – 1 T-spoon

Powdered sugar and salt as per taste

For seasoning –

 Oil – ½ cup

Mustard seeds – 1 T-Spoon

Asafoetida – 1 T-spoon

Curry leaves – 2 springs

Green chillies as per taste (in ½ inch length)

Turmeric powder – 1 T-spoon

Garnishing –

Fried cashews

Procedure –

1.  Sun dry poha for a whole day or alternately heat in microwave oven for 3 minutes. Stirring after 1 minute.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add peanuts and fry them for a minute. Take the peanuts out.

3. Add cashews in the pan and fry them for ½ minute and take it out.

4. In the same oil add mustard seeds and asafoetida. Let them splutter. Then add curry leaves and green chillies and turmeric powder. Add red chilli powder as per your taste.

5.  Add roasted chana dal and stir for a minute. Turn off the heat.

6. Add the seasoning, fried peanuts and fried cashews along with powdered sugar, salt, coriander seeds powder, cumin seeds powder to roasted poha. Mix well by hand.

7. Store in a air tight container or zip lock bags. It does not need to refrigerate.