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Aloo Chivda Namkeen I Vrat ki Falahari Namkeen

2014-09-24 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Aloo Chivda- Fried potato sticks,peanuts and cashews tossed Indian style

Aloo Chivda – During Navratri and other fasting days we need some snacks or munchies along with the main course meals.As there are only few option to use during fasting ,so often we have to try something mainly with potato,banana and yam.This aloo namkeen can be easily used during fasting.
Potato is grated and fried and then fried peanuts,cashews,green chilies and few spices which are acceptable in fasting are added .You can also make this with sun dried potato sticks if you want to make it quick and easy.but the taste and texture will be slightly different.

You can also try these delicious recipes for fasting-

  • Mawa paag,  
  • Phool Makhana kheer
  • Rajgiri ki poori 
  • Vrat ki Aloo subzi 
  • kuttu  ki pakodi 
  • Phalahari Arbi ki subzi 
  • Samak and aloo tikki

aloo chivda namkeen

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5 from 4 votes

Aloo Chivda / Vrat ki Falahari Namkeen

Aloo Chivda- Fried potato sticks,peanuts and cashews tossed Indian style

Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: fasting recipe, snacks/starters
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian Cuisine
Keyword: aloo chivda, namkeen, vrat ki namkeen
Calories: 669kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 500 grams Potatoes / Aloo
  • 3/4 cup Peanuts / Moongphali
  • 3/4 cup Cashew Nuts / Kaju
  • 2 tbsp Raisins / Kishmish
  • 2 tsp Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
  • 10 Curry Leaves

Spice Mix

  • 1.5 tsp Castor sugar / Pisi hui chini
  • 1/4 tsp Citric Acid/nimbu phool/taatri *
  • 1 tsp Pepper Powder / Kali Mirch
  • to taste Rock salt / Sendha namak

Instructions

  • Peel potato and then grate it with a thick grater .
  • Wash the grated potato with enough water and then squeeze well.
  • Now spread it on a kitchen towel for 20 minutes.
  • Take a small bowl and mix all the spices and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a deep and wide pan.
  • Add the grated potatoes in the pan and fry on high flame for 2 minutes.
  • Then lower the flame and fry till they become golden and crisp.
  • Drain the fried potatoes on a paper napkin.
  • Repeat the process and fry potatoes in batches.
  • Then fry peanuts on low heat till they become golden and crisp,drain on a paper napkin.
  • Fry cashews on low heat till golden and then drain
  • Add chopped green chilies in the hot oil and fry,after few seconds add chopped curry leaves .
  • When curry leaves become crisp, add raisins.
  • When raisin floats on top of the oil then take out and drain on a paper napkin.
  • Now sprinkle the spices over all fried ingredients and mix well.
  • Let the chiwda cool down completely then serve or store.

Notes

Note-
1-Citric acid can be substituted with mango powder or you can skip both.
2-Instead of making with freshly grated potatoes, you can also make this potato chiwda with readymade sun dried potato sticks/sev .But the taste and texture will be different
To make sun dried Aloo sev and papad-check the recipe HERE-aloo-sev

Nutrition

Calories: 669kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Sodium: 2026mg | Potassium: 1088mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 14.9mg | Calcium: 2130mg | Iron: 4.1mg

Filed Under: Breakfast items, Starter/snacks, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: Aloo, Appetizers, chiwda, farali recipe, navratri recipes, Potato fry, satvik food, snacks, Upvaas ka chiwda, Vegan, vrat ka khana

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Comments

  1. yasin says

    2017-09-24 at

    delicious chivda

  2. Ventair Kitchen chimney says

    2014-09-24 at

    very easy and tasty food preparation

  3. Sowmya Sundararajan says

    2014-02-04 at

    Very thoughtful section.

  4. Priya Suresh says

    2013-10-08 at

    Such an addictive aloo chivda, wish u send me some.

  5. Sayantani says

    2013-10-08 at

    wow never had his delectable chivda. looks so so good.

  6. Anu says

    2013-10-08 at

    Wonderful post, looks so crunchy, this is famous snack in Pune.

5 from 4 votes (4 ratings without comment)

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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