Nylon sabudana are fried till crispy and puffy, then mixed with nuts, salt, pepper, sugar and green chilies. This sabudana chivda makes good snack for navratri vrat or any other Hindu fasting days.
1cupNylon sabudana(NOT regular one that used for khichdi)
1teaspoonSugarpowdered
Rock salt (Sendha namak)to taste
1teaspoonBlack pepper powder
1teaspoonOil+ more for deep frying
2Green chilieschopped finely
Instructions
Heat the oil in a kadai or pan for deep frying on medium heat.
Once the oil is hot fry in peanuts and cashews one by one till they are light golden brown in color. Once fried remove it to a bowl.
Next fry the sabudana in batches till they are fried well. It looks crisp, puffed up and ready, but they are not, so take your time and fry till they are cooked from the center.
Remove it and collect into the same bowl.
While they are still hot or warm, add salt, pepper and sugar. Mix everything well.
Now heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a tadka pan. Once hot fry green chilies till they are crisp and there in no moisture left.