Mixture

 

Mixture as the name suggests is an combination of various salty , crunchy savouries  which are liked by one and all. It takes little time to make it ,if most ingredients are readily available. Generally in most South Indian households , when bakshanam or Diwali sweets and savouries are made in large quantities , mixture is a mostly a part of the preparations . The crunchy taste of the mixture, makes coffee time fun and delectable.  Mixture made in South of India are different from the North .

 

Ingredients

  • Beaten Rice flakes   One cup
  • Ground nuts  half cup
  • Cashew nuts one fourth of a cup
  • Pottu Kadalai or Fried gram dal  half a cup
  • Omapodi or Sev  one cup
  • Kara boondi one cup
  • Copra or dried coconut half a cup (optional)
  • Ghee one fourth of a cup,
  • Curry leaves few
  • Asafoetida half a teaspoon
  • Salt as required

Method

  1. In a pan , heat oil or ghee ( one teaspoon ), add groundnuts to reddish brown . Keep aside .
  2. In the same pan , heat   one more  teaspoon of ghee, add cashewnuts and shallow fry. Keep aside , when it turns crisp and reddish brown.
  3. Add rest of the ghee and shallow fry the beaten rice flakes  to crisp. Stir often while shallow frying them.
  4. Add curry leaves in the same pan, till leaves turn crisp.
  5. Dry roast the fried gram dal or pottu kadalai .
  6. In a bowl , add omapodi , kara boondi, roasted peanuts, cashewnuts and other fried /roasted ingredients . Sprinkle salt if needed .
  7. Mix well .
  8. One can crumble , diamonds cuts ( salt ) / namak para/  maida khara biscuits into the mixture too.
  9. Sometimes ribbon pakoda is added to the mixture, too.