Baked Chevdo Recipe (Chivda Mixture -Tea Time Snack)

Step 1: To begin with the Baked Chevdo Recipe, first preheat the oven to 220 C

Step 2: Sift the beaten rice using a large sieve sifter to remove any fine excess powders

Step 3: Do it in batches

Step 4: Next, depending on the size of the oven, place the beaten rice on the baking sheet, drizzle a little bit of oil based on the quantity and then a little bit of salt

Step 5: Now stir to combine the oil and salt into the beaten rice

Step 6: The oil we add is just to make sure the salt gets coated onto the beaten rice to give a nice taste

Step 7: Place the beaten rice into the oven and bake for 5 to 7 minutes until very very lightly browned

Step 8: Monitor closely as each oven works differently

Step 9: Proceed the same way with the remaining beaten rice and then keep them all together in a large bowl or a baking tray

Step 10: Our next step is to roast each on the individual ingredients

Step 11: In a small pan, dry roast the sesame seeds until it crackles

Step 12: Once it does, then add it to the baked beaten rice

Step 13: Add in the roasted peanuts and almonds into the beaten rice as well

Step 14: (Dont stir as yet, the more you keep stirring, the beaten rice will tend to crumble

Step 15: )Next heat half a teaspoon of oil in the same small pan; add in the raisins and roast until it bloats up

Step 16: Remove from the heat and pour it over the beaten rice

Step 17: If you let it roast for longer than the bloating stage, then the raisins will become stiff

Step 18: Next add in half a teaspoon of oil into the above pan and roast the green chillies, until lightly crisp and browned

Step 19: Pour this over the beaten rice again

Step 20: Finally heat a teaspoon of oil in the above pan; once the oil is heated, turn off the heat - add to this oil - the turmeric powder, red chilli powder and asafoetida powder

Step 21: Stir to mix well

Step 22: Pour this over the beaten rice

Step 23: Finally, add the powdered sugar and the curry leaf powder over the beaten rice

Step 24: Now stir all the ingredients that you poured over the rice

Step 25: The stirring has to be a folding action - gentle and more gentle

Step 26: The nylon poha also known as the thin poha breaks apart very easily

Step 27: Although in the process of mixing all the ingredient you will notice that some crumble, but that's ok

Step 28: Make sure you mix the and finally check for the salt levels, adjust the spices like salt, sugar, chilli and asafoetida according to your taste

Step 29: The Baked Chevdo (Chivda Mixture)is now ready to be served along with tea time snack