A hearty blend of roasted chickpeas, crunchy cereals, and toasted nuts, this homemade Cereal Chevdo captures the authentic savory crunch of a traditional Indian snack mix. By gently warming the base ingredients and tossing them with a fragrant tempering of mustard seeds, curry leaves, and toasted spices, you create a complex, addictive snack that holds its own against any store-bought variety.

The profile here leans into a classic balance of salt, spice, and a subtle touch of sweetness. The combination of rice crispies, cornflakes, and potato sticks provides a satisfying variety of textures, while the infusion of hing, fennel, and coriander adds that unmistakable depth of flavor typical of a well-made farsan. It is a rewarding project that yields a generous batch, making it a staple to keep on hand for guests or casual afternoon snacking.

Because this mixture relies on the quality of the tempered spices, taking the time to toast your seeds and aromatics correctly is the secret to getting the seasoning to cling to every piece. It stores beautifully, remaining crisp and flavorful for weeks, which makes it an efficient and cost-effective way to stock your pantry with a homemade treat that tastes better than anything found in a pre-packaged bag.

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While this Cereal Chevdo highlights the versatility of crunchy pantry staples, you might be surprised by how well cereal performs in savory applications, much like in this Singapore-style prawn dish. If you prefer exploring the sweet side of breakfast grains, this unique pumpkin and tofu bowl shows how cereal puffs add a necessary texture contrast to creamy plant-based bowls.

Key Ingredients

Mixed Cereals: A combination of cornflakes, rice crispies, and cinnamon cereal provides the base crunch for the snack.
Mixed Nuts: Fried peanuts, almonds, and cashews add richness and a satisfying crunch to the mixture.
Split Roasted Chickpeas: These provide a distinct earthy texture and protein-packed bite to the chevdo.
Potato Sticks and Crisps: Ready salted potato snacks offer an extra layer of savory crispness to the blend.
Curry Leaves: Fried until aromatic, these leaves impart an essential savory, herbal profile to the spiced oil.
Indian Spices: A fragrant blend of mustard seeds, jeera, fennel, and asafoetida creates the signature masala base.
Chilli Powder and Turmeric: These ground spices provide the classic vibrant yellow color and moderate heat to the snack.

Elevate Your Snacking Game

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Lactation Energy Balls provide a nutrient-dense grab-and-go option that, like our chevdo, relies on simple ingredients and minimal prep time.
15 Minute Airfried Hot Honey Tofu is the ideal savory companion for your next meal if you appreciate bold, spicy flavors and a satisfying crunch.

Cereal Chevdo

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Ingredients

800g Split Roasted Chickpea500g Peanuts500g Almonds500g Cashew500g Cornflakes Cereal565g Curiously Cinnamon Cereal510g Rice Krispies60g Sugar110g Sesame Seeds14g Coriander Seeds17g Freshly Dried Coriander10g Curry Leaves13g Cloves/Cinnamon21g Fennel Seeds300g Ready Salted Crisps625g Salted Potato Sticks1 Tsp Hing Yellow Powder (Asafoetida)3 Tsp Salt2 Tsp Turmeric3 Tsp Chilli Powder5 Tsp Mustard Seeds5 Tsp Jeera SeedsCooking Oil

Method

1. Preheat the oven at 180C and grill the cornflakes, Rice Krispies and split chickpeas for 3/4 minutes separately. Then spread it on a large paper along with the curiously cinnamon cereal to allow everything to cool whilst mixing with your hands.2. Place the peanuts, almonds and cashew in the microwave for 1 minute and fry for 3/4 minutes separately. Add them to a tray together3. Turn the heat to low and fry the curry leaves for one minute whilst stirring. Then fry the freshly dried coriander for one minute whilst stirring4. Take half of the oil out from the skillet and add mustard seeds letting it pop. The add jeera seed, hing, cloves, cinnamon, dried coriander seeds, fennel, sesame seeds mixing well before each component is put in.5. Once the sesame seeds start to sizzle add in the turmeric powder, chilli powder, sugar and salt. Letting it all infuse for 4 minutes whilst stirring.6. Add a 1/2 Tsp of Turmeric powder and chilli powder to the nut mixture ensuring that all incorporated7. Add the ready salted crisps and potato sticks to the cereal mixture mixing Will with your hands.8. Then add in the spiced nut mixture mixing well with your hands very gently9. Then gradually add in the spiced masala mixing with your hands well. Take some time to do this until everything is all well incorporated.10. All these above ingredients we’ve used will make around 10 to 15kg vhevdo. If you were to buy these from outside it would cost you around 200 pounds.

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