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    Home » Vrat ka khana (Food during Fasting)

    Farali Chiwda - Air Fry / Oven Bake

    Oct 11, 2021 · 4 Comments

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    Farali Chiwda- 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 mix always is a perfect crunch of potatoes nuts and some raisins. 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. Falahari mixture is a perfect mix of sweet and sour. 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.

    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 mix which is baked and yet as tasty as the original mix,hence we call it as the baked farali chivda.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.

    Farali Chiwda- Fasting Mixture
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    • Equipment
    • Ingredients
    • How to cut potatoes for farali chivda ?
    • How to make baked falhari chivda ?
    • How to make air fryer falhari chivda?
    • What spices to use for falhari chivda ?
    • Storage
    • Variations
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    • Farali Chiwda recipe
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    Equipment

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

    Ingredients

    • starchy potatoes
    • oil
    • nuts (cashew,almonds,peanuts)
    • raisins
    • dried coconut flakes/slices
    • fox nuts / makhane
    • powdered sugar
    • dry mint leaves powdered
    • dried mango powder
    • salt as per taste

    How to cut potatoes for farali chivda ?

    1. Thickly slice the potato using a mandolin slicer and then cut them into thin long strips (0.5 cm)
    farali chivda steps 1

    2. Soak them into cold water for an hour or so, drain the excess water as much as possible

    farali chivda steps 2

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

    How to make baked falhari chivda ?

    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.

    baked farali chivada

    How to make air fryer falhari chivda?

    farali chivda air fryer
    1. Toss peanuts with 1 teaspoon oil and air fry them at 200 deg C for 8 mins(total).

    2. While peanuts are getting roasted, after 2-3 minutes, add the lotus seeds(tossed in 1 teaspoon oil) or makhane and cook for remaining 5 minutes..

    farali chivda air fryer steps 1

    3. 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.

    farali chivda air fryer steps 2

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

    farali chivda air fryer steps 3

    What spices to use for falhari chivda ?

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

    farali chivda spices 1
    1. Heat ½ tablespoon oil and toss the coconut slices/dry fruits. Cook for few minutes, add the raisins and cook for further 2 minutes.
    farali chivda spices 2

    2. Add this mix with remaining ingredients. Store in an airtight container.

    farali chivda spices 3
    farali chivdo

    Storage

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

    Variations

    You may or may not add makhane or puffed lotus seeds to the above recipe. Also, add fried nylon sabudana to above recipe if you find it easily available.

    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.

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    Farali Chiwda- Fasting Mixture
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    Farali Chiwda recipe

    Farali chiwda is an easy vrat recipe which is usually fried trail mix.This is our healthy take on it by baking or air frying it.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time1 hr
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: falhari chiwda, farali, fasting mix, trail mix
    Servings: 4
    Author: bhavana bhatia

    Equipment

    • Air fryer/oven for baking
    • mandolin slicer
    • baking tray

    Ingredients

    • 2 large starchy potatoes
    • 2 tablespoon oil 1 tablespoon oil for potatoes+ 1 tablespoon oil for nuts
    • ½ cup nuts cashew,almonds,peanuts
    • Handful of raisins
    • ½ cup dried coconut flakes/slices
    • 2 cup fox nuts makhane

    Spice mix:

    • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon dry mint leaves powdered
    • 1 tablespoon dried mango powder
    • Salt as per taste

    Instructions

    • Thickly slice the potato using a mandolin slicer and then cut them into thin long strips (0.5 cm)
    • Soak them into cold water for an hour or so,drain the excess water as much as possible
    • Toss them with minimal oil.They are ready to be cooked in air fryer / oven

    For baking in oven oven

    • Toss peanuts with 1 teaspoon oil and bake them in a pre-heated oven at 200 deg C for 12-13 mins(total).
      While peanuts are getting roasted,after 5 minutes, add the lotus seeds(tossed in 1 teaspoon oil) or makhane and cook for remaining 8 minutes..
    • 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.

    For air fryer falhari chiwda

    • Toss peanuts with 1 teaspoon oil and air fry them at 200 deg C for 8 mins(total).
      While peanuts are getting roasted,after 2-3 minutes, add the lotus seeds(tossed in 1 teaspoon oil) or makhane and cook for remaining 5 minutes..
    • 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.

    Air fryer spices and additional steps

    • Heat ½ tablespoon oil and toss the coconut slices/dryfruits,cook for few minutes, add the raisins and cook for further 2 minutes.
    • Add this mix ,spices with remaining ingredients,Store in an airtight container.

    Notes

    Adding more oil to the potato strips will make them more oil and soggy, less oil is better.
    Fox nuts are popped lotus seeds, also called makhane in hindi.
    To make mint powder at home, keep fresh mint leaves in a hot air fryer (after it has been used for any recipe and turned off), the heat from the air fryer while it cools down is good enough to dry these leaves,these can be powdered and used in this recipe.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Comments

    1. Madhu says

      August 04, 2019 at 12:53 pm

      Can you do this in air fryer

      Reply
      • Gaurav says

        August 04, 2019 at 2:18 pm

        hi Madhu
        These only come out good if they are spread on the baking tray,hence they might not come out well in a air fryer.
        We have not tried it, if you get encouraging results, please do share.

        Thanks

        Reply
    2. Neeru says

      September 29, 2022 at 1:39 am

      How to roast makhanas in air fryer They get stuck in the fan please share the method

      Reply
      • bhavana bhatia says

        October 18, 2022 at 2:40 pm

        I would suggest to choose big sized makhana if they get stuck for you, or maybe try roasting them in lesser quantity in multiple batches.

        Reply

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