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Oats chivda recipe with step by step photos. This chivda recipe is a savory mixture of roasted oats, sauteed nuts, spices and herbs. It makes for a quick tea time snack. This is a healthier version of oats chivda as the oats are roasted as compared to another version of oats chivda recipe where the oats are fried.

oats chivda served in a ceramic bowl with a spoon in it.

This oats chivda can be eaten as a light snack or a quick snack. You can even pack the chivda in tiffin box or serve as Diwali savory snack. Also oats don’t double up in size as poha, hence the dry fruits used are less in quantity. If you want you can add more dry fruits.

I have used just one cup of oats but you can double or triple up the recipe. More quantities of this chivda should last for a month in an air-tight container. The best part is you can eat them guilt free. People of various age groups can enjoy this snack 🙂

While making this oats chivda just roast the oats on a low flame or a low heat. Else the oats may get too golden or brown. We don’t want oats to be much browned, just a tinge of brown is enough. Oil is only used for frying nuts and spices.

Step-by-Step Guide

How to make Oats Chivda

1. Measure all the ingredients and keep them separately in a plate or bowl.

oats chivda recipe

2. Heat a kadai first. Reduce the heat to a low and then add 1 cup quick cooking oats in a hot kadai or pan.

oats chivda recipe

3. Roast the oats on a low heat. Do keep stirring continuously while roasting oats.

oats chivda recipe

4. When the oats become light brown in color and are fragrant and crisp, then switch off the heat. Just ensure they don’t brown too much.

oats chivda recipe

5. Transfer the oats in another plate.

oats chivda recipe

Roasting oats chivda ingredients

6. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same pan. You can use any neutral flavored oil. 

Add 1 tablespoon of peanuts and fry them till they become crunchy and their color changes.

oats chivda recipe

7. Place the fried peanuts on a plate lined with a kitchen paper towel.

oats chivda recipe


8. Then add fry 5 to 6 almonds till they become crisp and light brown in color.

oats chivda recipe


9. Remove them and place the almonds on the same plate.

oats chivda recipe


10. Similarly fry 5 to 6 cashews till they become golden.

oats chivda recipe


11. Remove them and keep aside.

oats chivda recipe

12. Fry the raisins till they swell and become plump. Keep aside.

oats chivda recipe


13. Keep the heat to a low. Then in the same pan, add 8 to 10 curry leaves and 1 to 2 chopped green chilies.

oats chivda recipe

14. Add a generous pinch of asafoetida (hing).

oats chivda recipe

15. Now add ½ teaspoon of sugar. Stir and saute for some seconds till the green chilies and curry leaves become crisp.

oats chivda recipe

Making oats chivda

16. Add the remaining fried ingredients – peanuts, raisins and cashews. Mix very well.

oats chivda recipe

17. Then add the roasted oats.

oats chivda recipe

18. Mix the oats mixture very well.

oats chivda recipe

19. Sprinkle salt as required.

oats chivda recipe

20. On a low heat, saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Then switch off the heat. Remove and keep aside in a separate plate.

oats chivda recipe

Let the oats chivda mixture cool at room temperature and then store in an air-tight box and container. Serve the oats chivda as tea time snack or as a Diwali savory snack.

To make a bigger batch you can easily double or triple the recipe.

oats chivda recipe

Few more Diwali dry snacks recipes are:

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roasted oats chivda recipe

Oats Chivda

Roasted oats chivda is a savory mixture of roasted oats, nuts, spices and herbs.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Indian
Course Snacks
Diet Vegetarian
Difficulty Level Moderate
Servings 2 to 3
Units

Ingredients

  • 1 cup oats (quick cooking oats)
  • 1 tablespoon oil for tempering
  • 5 to 6 almonds
  • 5 to 6 cashews
  • 1 tablespoon peanuts
  • 1 tablespoon golden raisins
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
  • 1 to 2 green chilies – sliced or slit
  • 8 to 10 curry leaves
  • salt as per taste

Instructions
 

roasting oats

  • Measure all the ingredients and keep them separately in a plate or bowl.
  • Heat a kadai first. Reduce the flame to a low and then add 1 cup quick cooking oats in a hot kadai or pan.
  • Roast the oats on a low flame. Do keep stirring continuously while roasting oats.
  • When the oats become light brown in color and are fragrant & crisp, then switch off the flame. Just ensure they don’t brown too much.
  • Transfer the oats in another plate.

roasting oats chivda ingredients

  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same pan. Add 1 tablespoon of peanuts and fry them till they become crunchy and their color changes.
  • Place the peanuts on a plate lined with a kitchen paper towel.
  • Then add fry 5 to 6 almonds till they become crisp and light brown in color.
  • Remove them and place the almonds on the same plate lined with paper towel.
  • Similarly fry 5 to 6 cashews till they become golden. Remove them and keep aside.
  • Fry the raisins till they swell and become plump. Keep aside.
  • Keep the flame to a low. Then in the same pan, add 8 to 10 curry leaves, 1 to 2 chopped green chilies and a pinch of asafoetida.
  • Add ½ teaspoon of sugar. Stir and saute for some seconds till the green chilies and curry leaves become crisp.

making oats chivda

  • Add the remaining fried ingredients – peanuts, raisins and cashews. Mix very well.
  • Then add the roasted oats.
  • Mix the oats mixture very well. sprinkle salt as required.
  • On a low flame, saute for 2 to 3 mins. Then switch off the flame. Remove and keep aside in a separate plate.
  • Let the chivda mixture cool at room temperature and then store in an air-tight box and container. Serve the oats chivda as tea time snack or as a diwali savory snack.

Notes

  • The recipe can be doubled or tripled.
  • Green chilies and sugar can be added less or more as per your requirements.
  • You can add more dry fruits if you want.

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This Oats Chivda post from the archives first published in October 2016 has been updated and republished on December 2022.

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17 Comments

  1. Just tried this recipe…Very easy and quick to make…Super tasty and healthy too.5 stars

  2. I really liked this recipe. Thank you so much for such an innovative and healthy recipes of oats.5 stars

  3. Hi..are these instant oats or rolled oats?? I didn’t get by quick cooking.. want to try for my son

  4. Very easy tasty n healthy recipe.tried it… Thank for sharing such a healthy recipe…5 stars

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