A savory trail mix made with rolled oats, peanuts and spices and curry leaves. Oats chivda is quick to make, healthy and delicious to enjoy with your evening tea.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup poha (or cornflakes or puffed rice)
  • 1 to 1½ tablespoon oil ((more if required))
  • 3 tablespoons peanuts (or cashews)
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 dried red chili (broken)
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 to 2 green chilies (slit)
  • 3 to 4 garlic cloves (crushed)
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons fried garm (or roasted gram or putani)
  • 2 tablespoons dried coconut ((copra) thinly sliced & chopped)
  • ½ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste))
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder ((adjust to taste))
  • ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon turmeric ((adjust to taste))
  • 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing))

Method

How to Make Oats Chivda

  1. Dry roast oats until slightly golden. They will not turn crisp. Set them aside to a plate.
  2. Next roast poha in the same pan. Keep stirring and roast until crisp and light. Set them aside.
  3. Heat oil and crackle mustard, cumin and red chili. Roast peanuts until golden & aromatic.
  4. Add garlic, green chili and curry leaves.
  5. When the garlic begins to smell good. add coconut and fried gram.
  6. Fry until the coconut smells good.
  7. Add turmeric, chili powder and salt. Switch off the stove.
  8. Transfer poha and oats. Mix everything well.
  9. When the mixture cools down, add more salt if needed and pour little coconut or olive oil. Toss them.
  10. Store oats chivda in a air tight jar and use within 2 months.

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.