Cornflakes / Cereal Chivda- A Healthy Chivda!

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Cornflakes (used wheat)
• 2 Cups Wheat Chex

OR any other cornflake as you like Rice puffs, cheerios etc.

• 1 Tbsp Olive oil
• A pinch of Asafoetida (hing)
• 1 Garlic clove (optional)
• ½ tsp Cumin seeds
• ½ tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 ½ tsp Red chili powder
• ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 Tbsp Ground nuts
• 2 Tbsp Putani / Hurkadle
• ¼ tsp Sugar (optional)
• A pinch of Soda bi-crab
• Curry leaves
• Salt as per taste

Method:

In a mixing bowl mix both the corn flakes and keep it a side. Heat the pan on low heat add oil, add hing, cumin seeds, mustard seeds allow them to splutter. Add garlic, groundnuts, putani, curry leaves and fry for 4-5 minutes. Turn off the heat and let is cool a bit but not complete cool(warm). Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, sugar. Salt, soda bi-crab and mix it well. Turn on the heat on low , add mixed corn flakes and mix gently and thoroughly so that the masala will get coated to all corn flakes. After 3-5 minutes turn off the heat.

Let it cool completely. Store in air tight container.

Note: You can use any cornflakes as you like. Corn & wheat flavors. If using honey flavored then don’t add sugar.