Chevdo

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup Thick pauva
  • 2 Medium potatoes (peeled and grated like matchsticks)
  • ½ cup Chana dal (soaked overnight, towel dried and fried)
  • ½ cup Rice krispies
  • ½ cup Corn flakes
  • ¼ cup Raw peanuts
  • ¼ cup Raw cashew halves
  • 2 tbsps Golden raisins (optional)
  • 2 Green chilies (sliced into thin circles)
  • 12 Curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp Raw fennel seeds
  • ¾ tsp Red chili powder
  • 1 tsp Salt (or to taste)
  • 1½ tsp Powdered sugar
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • Oil (for frying)
Instructions
  1. Wash and pat dry potatoes.
  2. Fry on medium low heat until crisp and golden.
  3. Drain and sprinkle some salt, turmeric and chili powder, toss.
  4. Warm rice krispies and corn flakes in the microwave for 20 seconds and add to potato chips.
  5. Add the chana dal.
  6. Microwave chilies until they are completely dried and add to potatoes.
  7. Using a fine mesh strainer, fry individually, peanuts, cashews, raisins, curry leaves and fennel seeds in hot oil.
  8. Add to the potatoes.
  9. Fry pauva, in fine mesh strainer and drain.
  10. Sprinkle salt, turmeric, chili powder and toss.
  11. Add to the chevdo.
  12. Sprinkle any remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  13. Store chevdo in an airtight container when cooled.
Optional
  1. Add fried tapioca flakes or sticks; whole green moong beans or green lentils (prepared like chana dal).