Brown Rice Flakes Snack

Ingredients:

Brown Rice Flakes / Poha (Thin) 2 Cups
Daliya / Roasted Gram 4 Tbsps
Roasted Peanuts 5 Tbsps
Turmeric Powder few Pinches
Red Chili Powder 1/4 tsp
Garlic 3 Cloves
Salt to Taste

Talimpu: 

Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Broken Dried Red Chiles 5 – 6
Asafoetida a Big Pinch
Curry Leaves 10
Oil 2 tsps

Method of preparation:

Peel and slice the garlic cloves.
Heat a wide pan on medium – low heat, add thin brown rice poha and roast until it breaks easily (around 3 minutes).
In a big mixing bowl, add roasted brown rice poha, roasted peanuts and dalia.

Heat oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds almost stop spluttering, add sliced garlic.
Fry breifly, remove from heat, add red chile powder, turmeric powder and salt to the pan.
Remove the fried spices onto a small bowl and crush them slightly with help of a pestle till garlic and red chillies are broken.

Add the crushed mixture to the mixing bowl with brown rice poha.
Mix everything carefully and store tight in a clean dry jar and it stores fresh for a month or two.
Serve brown rice poha as a snack.

Notes: Make sure not to burn any of the ingredients.

Suggestions: Adjust spice with red chili powder.
Variations: You can also deep fry or shallow fry the peanuts in peanut oil.