farali chivda in air fryer | easy fasting snack

Farali Chiwda is a crunchy snack for teatime with a tangy taste. Fasting Mixture is one of the most loved mixtures in India. You can always enjoy a little sweet and salty mix with tea or coffee. Whether you fast or just want to have it during travel. This potato sev namkeen has a hint of green chilies, dry fruits like cashews and crunchy peanuts, rock salt,potato sticks and sabudana. Some people also add raisins or sugar for a sweet flavour. This mix is a great option even for kids who want some from your plate. Trail mixes are great for travel too. You get a good munch and crunch while you wait to reach your destination. Farari chewdo is quite a hit even without days of fasting as it has a crispy texture.

It is a perfect mix of sweet and sour. However, the farali chevdo mix available outside is fried. Fried mix  is great for taste but not great for your waistline. I do love my cornflakes chiwda. However you do not need to compromise on the food you eat if you can make it at home.Here is a healthier version of this Upwas mixture which is baked ,instead of frying it in a deep frying pan .After our recent foray into the air frier recipes, we have also tried out the air fried farali chivda, hence the steps have been added to the recipe.

Travel tip: Upvas chivda is a must have from Jalaram's in Bhilai. My uncle has always treated me to this snack whenever I have been there. It has always been my favorite. Which is your favorite eatery to have this?

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• How to make farali chiwda in air fryer (recipe video)
• Ingredients
• How to air fry sabudana ?
• How to air fry peanuts ?
• How to air fry makhane?
• Our top fasting recipes
• Farali Chiwda recipe
• Variation - Potato sticks (aloo sev) for farali chiwda

How to make farali chiwda in air fryer (recipe video)

Equipment

• Mandolin slicer
• Oven for baked version
• or Air fryer

Ingredients

You can mix and match a number of below ingredients. I like to mix makhana(fox nuts), Peanuts with Air fried sabudana .

• sago / sabudana (bigger ones,these are bigger than the ones we use for sabudana khichdi,refer to image in steps)
• oil (use avocado oil / rice bran / sunflower) . If you are making this for fasting then do not use rice bran oil.
• nuts (cashew,almonds,peanuts)
• fox nuts / makhane
• powdered sugar
• dry mint leaves powdered
• dried mango powder
• salt as per taste

Refer to recipe card for details.

How to air fry sabudana ?

The important thing is to get the bigger sabudana. For reference here is an image of the packet I got.

Take the sabudana/sago in a bowl,toss with enough oil

Preheat the airfryer at 200C/390F for 5 minutes.place the sabudana in the air fryer tray

Cook for 9-10 minutes or until they are cooked. They will be little more crunchy than the deep fried ones but will be cooked completely.

How to air fry peanuts ?

Toss the peanuts with little oil, In a pre-heated air fryer at 180C/355F, cook the peanuts for 6-8 minutes.

How to air fry makhane?

Toss the makhane with little oil, In a pre-heated air fryer at 180C/355F, cook the makhane for 4-5 minutes.

What spices to use for falhari chiwda ?

You need dried mint powder,mango powder (amchur),Salt and powdered sugar optionally.

How to make sabudana farali chivda

Mix all ingredients (sabudana,peanuts,makhane ) with the choice of spices, you may use any combination of spices as per your taste

Our top fasting recipes

• Falhari Pizza
  Air fryer gur makhane
• eggless glutenfree muffins
• Falhari dahi papdi chaat
• Falhari tikka ( Air fry / bake in oven )
• aloo tikki

Variation - Potato sticks (aloo sev) for farali chiwda

Just cook the aloo lacha seperately in the airfryer and toss with makhana,peanuts.

1. Thickly slice the potato using a mandolin slicer and then cut them into thin long strips (0.5 cm)
2. Soak them into cold water for an hour or so, drain the excess water as much as possible

 3. Toss them with minimal oil. They are ready to be cooked in air fryer / oven

In the oven - Spread them into a baking sheet and bake at 160 deg C for 35-40 mins. Once they have turned dark yellow in colour, take them out, they will turn crispier when set aside to cool.

In the airfryer -

• In a preheated air frier, air fry potato strip at 160 deg C for 15 mins. Later, air fry at 160 deg C for 8-10 mins after brushing with oil or until crisp.

• Once they are golden brown/light brown, take them out of the air fryer.

• Store falhari chivda in an airtight container

Storage

Always store the Farali Chiwda mixture in an air tight container at room temperature.

Variations

You may or may not add makhane or puffed lotus seeds to the above Falhali Chiwda recipe. You can also make cornflakes chiwda by adding makai flakes or murmura chewda by adding roasted puffed rice. However it is not an upvas recipe. Another combination is mamara & poha with curry leaves.