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Being healthy and staying healthy should never be very hard thing to do. Eat right and exercise – simple! Here, with this recipe of Cereal Chivda, take care of your munchie needs without all the unnecessary calories and you’d have at least one of the ’stay healthy’ aspects taken care of. Not only is this Chivda low in calories, it is also easy to make and absolutely finger-licking good!

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time:10 min

Ingredients:

Corn Flakes – 1 cup
Plain Cheerios – 1 cup
Rice Puffs – 1 cup
Wheat Chex – 1 cup
Honey Nut Cheerios – 1/2 cup
Oil – 1 tbsp
Asafoetida – pinch
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Ajwain/Carom Seeds – 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
Raw Peanuts – 1/3 cup
Red Chili Powder – 1/2 tsp or to taste
Citric Acid – 1/8 tsp
Salt – 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. In a large enough pan, heat Oil on medium heat.
2. Meanwhile, combine all the Cereals in a bowl and mix well.
3. Also, combine the Salt and the Citric Acid and grind to a fine powder in a mortar and pestle.
4. Once the Oil is hot, add in the Asofoetida and then the Mustard Seeds and allow them to pop.
5. Add in the Ajwain/Carom Seeds and cook for 15 seconds.
6. Add in Curry Leaves and cook for 30 seconds and allow the leaves to crisp up.
7. Add in Peanuts and saute them till they get a nice golden color.
8. Once the Peanuts are done, pull them aside in the pan and add in the Salt & Critic Acid and the Red Chili Powder (optional) into the Oil.
9. Give it a very quick mix and then turn off the stove.
10. Add in the Cereal mix and toss it around till everything is mixed well.
11. Transfer the Chivda to another bowl and allow it to cool down to room temperature.
12. Store in an air-tight container or a zip-lock and it does not need refrigeration.

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