Cereal Mixture

This cereal snack is the perfect combination of sweet and savory along with a crunch. It’s addictive ingredients are sure to keep you snacking.

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Cereal Mixture

This snack is the perfect combination of sweet and savory along with a crunch. It's addictive ingredients are sure to keep you snacking.

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 10

Ingredients

• 2 cups Corn Flakes
• 2 cups Cheerios
• 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
• 2 cups Rice Chex
• ½ cup halved cashews
• ½ cup almonds
• ½ cup golden raisins
• ½ cup peanuts
• ¼ cup dry grated coconut
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 6 green chilies (slit down the middle)
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 15 curry leaves
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• ⅛ tsp asafoetida (also known as hing or perungayam)
• ¼ tsp ajwain
• 1 tsp coriander seeds (ground into a course powder)
• 2 tbsp rock sugar (optional) (also known as kalkandu)
• salt to taste
• 2 tbsp oil

Instructions

• In a heavy bottom pan, add oil.
• When hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, ajwain and asafoetida.
• Once mustard seeds crackle, add green chilies and curry leaves.
• Add almonds and peanuts. On low flame, roast nuts and green chilies until they are not raw.
• Add cashews and raisins and roast in low flame. Be careful not to burn them.
• Add turmeric powder, coriander seeds and red chili powder.
• Mix all cereals in a small bowl and add to the pan.
• Mix cereal and nuts well under low flame. Add salt to taste.
• Cool to room temperature and add rock sugar if using.
• Serve as a snack and store in an air container for long shelf life.