Corn Flakes Chivda / Corn Flakes Mixture

 

I tasted this chivda in a friend's house.  After coming home googled for the recipe and to my wonder most of the recipes called for deep frying the corn flakes. So called the friend's mom and Aunty told me, deep frying is not required and she told me the recipe. So, here is a quick and healthy as well as delicious version of Corn flakes chivda.

Ingredients

Corn Flakes - 3 cups [I used Kellogg's (Original) Corn Flakes]

Hand full of roasted peanuts

Roasted gram /Pottu kadalai - 1tablespoon

Few Cashews and Raisins

Few Curry Leaves

Turmeric powder -1/8teaspoon

Chilli powder- 1teaspoon(adjust to your spice level)

Fennel seeds-1/2teaspoon (optional)

Sugar-1teaspoon

Salt

Oil- 1 to 2 tablespoons

Method

Heat oil in a wide skillet, add in the fennel seeds and let them splutter.

Then add the roasted peanuts, cashews,roasted gram dal (pottu kadalai) along with the curry leaves. Fry on medium heat till the nuts turn golden in colour.

Reduce the heat to low, add in the chilli powder-turmeric powder-sugar and salt, mix it well till the raw smell from the powders are gone.
Now add the corn flakes and  toss it well, switch off the flame.
Crunchy and delicious chivda is ready to munch!

Its a guilt free snack and tastes great! You can use the frosted flakes instead of corn flakes, in that case, avoid adding sugar.