oats chivda recipe, how to make oats chivda

Oats chivda recipe with step by step photos. This chivda recipe is a savory mixture of roasted oats, sauteed nuts, spices and herbs.

As I had mentioned in the Fried version of oats chiwda, that I will be sharing another version of oats chiwda. Hence this recipe post. This is a healthier version of oats chivda.

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. 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.

Few more Diwali dry snacks recipes are:

• Shankarpali recipe
• Poha chivda
• Butter murruku
• Chakli recipe
• Murukku recipe

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Oats Chivda

By Dassana Amit

Roasted oats chivda is a savory mixture of roasted oats, nuts, spices and herbs.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Cuisine Indian

Course Snacks

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Servings 2 to 3

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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

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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

- recipe can be doubled or tripled.
- green chilies & sugar can be added less or more as per your requirements.
- you can add more dry fruits if you want.

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How to make oats chivda recipe

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. Transfer the oats in another plate.

Roasting oats chivda ingredients

6. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same pan. add 1 tablespoon of peanuts and fry them till they become crunchy and their color changes.

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

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

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

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

11. Remove them and keep aside.

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

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

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

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

Making oats chivda

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

17. Then add the roasted oats.

18. Mix the oats mixture very well.

19. Sprinkle salt as required.

20. On a low flame, saute for 2 to 3 minutes. 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.