Recipe:Indian Spiced Snack Mix

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Flavorful Snack Recipes Inspired by Indian Cuisine

 

There are many variations on this traditional Indian snack mix — think of it as the Indian answer to pub mix. This particular recipe is made with nuts, fruits, spices, and other ingredients. Once you’ve had a bite, you won’t be able to stop yourself from digging in for more. The dish contains four different types of nut — pistachios, cashews, peanuts, and almonds — providing you with a hearty boost of protein to keep you satisfied until meal time. The spices in this dish balance well with the sweet flavors of the golden raisins and shaved coconut. This recipe from Saveur takes about 20 minutes and yields 5 ½ cups of snack mix. The prepared snack can be stored in an air-tight container for up to one month.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 cup dried dried, flattened rice flakes (poha)
• 20 fresh or frozen curry leaves, defrosted if frozen
• 6 chiles de árbol, stemmed and roughly chopped
• ½ cup dried shaved coconut
• ½ cup golden raisins
• ½ cup roasted yellow split peas
• ½ cup fried chickpea noodles
• ½ cup spicy fried sweetened chickpea balls
• ½ cup unsalted pistachios
• ½ cup unsalted roasted cashews
• ½ cup unsalted roasted peanuts
• ½ cup whole almonds
• 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons red chile powder, such as cayenne
• Kosher salt, to taste

Directions: Heat oil in a 14-inch flat-bottom wok (or standard pot) over medium-high. Stir in turmeric and, working in batches, fry rice flakes until puffed and crisp, 10–15 seconds. Using a slotted spoon, transfer rice flakes to paper towels to drain; transfer to a large bowl. Fry curry leaves and chiles until fragrant, about 1 minute; drain on paper towels and transfer to bowl with rice flakes.

Fry coconut, and then raisins, about 30 seconds each; drain on paper towels and transfer to bowl with poha. Add yellow split peas, chickpea noodles, spiced chickpea balls, pistachios, cashews, peanuts, almonds, sugar, red chile powder, and salt; toss to combine. Serve and enjoy!

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