Name: Chivda Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 kg
Ingredients: ½ kg poha (or attukulu / aval (medium or thick, brown or white)); 2 tbsps oil (or more (for deep fried version) (optional)); 3 sprigs curry leaves; 6 garlic (cloves crushed); 2 to 6 green chilies (slit (adjust)); ½ tsp Red chili powder; Salt as needed; ¼ to ½ cup dried coconut (or copra chop to small (optional)); ¼ to ½ cup Peanuts (or cashews); ¼ cup Roasted gram (or putnala pappu (optional)); 2 tbsp Raisins ((optional)); 1 tsp Sugar (optional); ½ tsp cumin (jeera (optional))