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Chevdo
Potato straw snack mix
Potato straw chevdo with nuts, lentils and pawa. Makes 4 kg
This is the big festive chevdo: crisp potato straws and rounds, fried chana dal, green grams and pawa, with cashews, peanuts and sultanas, curry leaves and green chillies, all coated in a sweet-hot seasoning and a fragrant whole-spice tempering with lemon. It makes a large batch for Diwali and keeps for weeks in air-tight tins. Golf potatoes are small, round potatoes.
- Total time
- 360 min
- Difficulty
- hard
- Serves
- 24
Ingredients
For the chevdo
- 13 ¼ lb small (golf) potatoespeeled
- 13 ½ oz husked bengal gram lentils (chana dal)2 cups
- 10 oz whole green gram (mung beans)1½ cups
- 1 ⅛ lb flattened rice (pawa)
- 9 oz peanuts
- 10 ½ oz cashew nuts
- 1 ¼ oz sultanas¼ cup
- 1 oz curry leaves1½ cups
- 3 ½ oz fresh coriander1 big bunch, stem ends chopped
- 1 ¾ oz green chillies½ cup, chopped
- oilfor deep frying
For the seasoning
- 2 tbsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp ground turmeric
- 6 ½ oz powdered sugar1¼ cups
- 2 tbsp saltor to taste
For the tempering
- ¼ cup oil¼ cup
- 1 ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 3 tbsp fennel seeds
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 3 tbsp coriander seeds
- 3 cloves
- ½ tsp asafoetida
- ¼ cup lemon juice¼ cup, or to taste
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Method
0/12 doneStep 1: Two days ahead, soak 10 oz whole green gram (mung beans) in warm water. Change the water three times a day.
Step 2: The day before, soak 13 ½ oz husked bengal gram lentils (chana dal) in water. Drain both and pat dry on a cloth.
Step 3: Grate 13 ¼ lb small (golf) potatoes on a long-ridged grater, and a few on a round-ridged grater, to get both long and round crisps. To make peeling easier, add a little salt to the water the potatoes soak in. Rinse the grated potato and pat dry on a cloth.
Step 4: Mix 2 tbsp red chilli powder, 1 tbsp ground turmeric, 6 ½ oz powdered sugar and 2 tbsp salt for the seasoning.
Step 5: Heat oil for deep frying in a large pan (or on a jiko). Sprinkle a little salt into the oil first to stop it splattering. Fry the potato in batches until crisp, sprinkling 1 tablespoon of seasoning over each batch as it comes out.
120 minStep 6: Towards the end, fry 1 oz curry leaves, 3 ½ oz fresh coriander and 1 ¾ oz green chillies in the oil until crisp.
Step 7: Fry the chana dal and green grams separately over medium heat until crisp and done. Fry 1 ⅛ lb flattened rice (pawa) in a sieve dipped in the oil until it puffs.
40 minStep 8: Fry 10 ½ oz cashew nuts, 9 oz peanuts and 1 ¼ oz sultanas separately until light brown. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of seasoning over each fried batch as it comes out.
15 minStep 9: Mix all the fried ingredients in a very large basin.
Step 10: Heat ¼ cup oil for the tempering in a saucepan. Add 1 ½ tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 3 tbsp fennel seeds, 2 tbsp sesame seeds, 3 tbsp coriander seeds, 3 cloves, 2 cinnamon sticks and ½ tsp asafoetida, and lastly ¼ cup lemon juice.
2 minStep 11: Simmer until the lemon juice has been absorbed and the spices are dry.
3 minStep 12: Pour the tempering over the chevdo and mix well. Taste, add any remaining seasoning, and store in air-tight containers once completely cool.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 650 kcal
- Protein
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 70 g
- Fat
- 37 g
- Fibre
- 9 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chevdo take?
- About 360 minutes in total: 120 minutes to prepare and 240 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 24 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of husked bengal gram lentils (chana dal)?
- Yellow split peas, same amount.
- What can I use instead of whole green gram (mung beans)?
- Any whole pulse, such as moth beans or chickpeas (for sprouting; times vary).
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Perfect for:Diwali