लाह्यांचा चिवडा

Happy Diwali to all my friends.

As Diwali is coming we all start preparing our traditional delicious dishes.(Especially ladies in households).
Some of the Favorite Diwali Dishes are: Chakali,Karanji,Kadboli,Ladu,Shev and Flakes/Chiwda/चिवडा  (Easiest to make among all other dishes).

Season wise this is the starting of winter in my country. So these high calorie dishes not only cater to our taste buds but also provide high nutrition  required in these days.
I am going to share another easy recipe of Chiwda. Many of you have tasted it once at home. It is PopCorn Flakes (Can any one suggest better English Translation please?) OR लाह्यांचा चिवडा  in Marathi.
Lahya are little bit different than Popcorn. They are smaller in size, not buttered or flavored.
They are easily available ready made in local market.In this recipe they are not needed to be fried OR roasted. Just simply put in the Tadka /फोडणी. So this recipe is somewhat similar to Kande pohe/Upama कांदे पोहे / उपमा recipe.

Ingredients:
Lahya(Readymade)/तयार लाह्या :  5 Bowls
Salt & Sugar as per your taste. 
Now, Below is 'Tadka'  ingredients list/फोडणीचे साहित्य 
Roasted Peanuts :1/2 bowl.
डा ळे/ Split Bengal Gram :1/2 bowl (It is Optional-as this dish tastes best without this also.)
Red Chili Powder : 2 teaspoons(Or 2 Red/Green Chilies Chopped in medium size pieces)
Curry Leaves : 3-5 
Mustard & Cumin Seeds(मोहरी व जिरे) : 1/2 teaspoon each
Turmeric : 1/2 teaspoon.
Goda masala/गोडा मसाला  2 teaspoons
Onion-Garlic Powder/ कांदा-लसूण मसाला as per Taste (Optional) 
Oil for tadka: 3 table spoons. 
Steps:
1. Heat Oil in Wok for say 3-4 mins.
2.After it is sufficiently heated, add Mustard & Cumin Seeds. Keep it for a while.
3. When Mustard crackle and Cumin seed turn its colour,add Turmeric,Curry Leaves,Roasted Peanuts & chili pieces(If you are using Chili Pieces).Saute this mixture well.
4. Keep this for a while say,5-7 mins on medium flame.
5. Add Lahya/Pocorns/लाह्या to this.
6. Mix all the above well. Now,add Red chili powder, Goda masala,Onion-Garlic Powder.(Optional but this enhances taste--makes it more hot!),Salt & sugar. Keep on mixing all properly./सर्व व्यवस्थित परता  
7. Keep this for 3-4 mins on low flame. Easy & Tasty Dish is ready.
Garnishing:
1. You can add Chopped onion, tomato & Coriander leaves as per your taste.
2.  You can add little bit tamarind sauce/चिंचेचे पाणी also if you like some sweet 'n sour  taste.

So try this if you are finding other diwali dishes hard to prepare.

Lahya Chiwda garnished with chopped onion-tomato & Garlic Shev/लसूण शेव 

Happy Diwali and Happy Eating.