easy mixture recipe | south indian mixture recipe | spicy kerala mixture

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 1 Jar
  • Category: snacks
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for sev / omapodi:

  • 1 cup besan / gram flour
  • ¼ cup rice flour
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • salt to taste
  • water as required (to knead)
  • oil to grease mould and deep fry

for boondi:

  • 1 cup besan / gram flour
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • salt to taste
  • water as required (to batter)
  • oil to grease mould and deep fry

other ingredients:

  • ¼ cup peanuts / groundnuts
  • ¼ cup fried gram dal / putani
  • few curry leaves
  • ¼ cup cashews / kaju
  • ½ cup thick poha / flattened rice / beaten rice
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • salt to taste

Method

  1. firstly, crush the prepared sev / omapodi slightly.
  2. also add in prepared boondi.
  3. in the same oil fry ¼ cup peanuts, ¼ cup fried gram dal, ¼ cup cashews and few curry leaves separately.
  4. also fry ½ cup thick poha till they turn crisp. drain them onto kitchen paper.
  5. add the fried nuts and poha into the mixture bowl.
  6. additionally, add in 1 tsp chilli powder, pinch of hing, 1 tsp sugar and salt to taste.
  7. mix all the ingredients till the spices gets combined well.
  8. finally, mixture is ready. store in a airtight container once cooled completely and serve for a month or more.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.