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.
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.