South Indian Mixture / Madras Mixture / Diwali Mixture

Mixture is nothing but a mix of deep fried snacks like Kara Boondi, Omapodi , Kara Sev  along with fried Peanuts, cashews & Poha. This is the simple South Indian Mixture, to this You can also add Maida Biscuits , fried Chana Dal and for a sweet touch raisins, sugar or sweet boondi also added. Today am sharing the simple & Basic South Indian Style Mixture / Madras Mixture. This is popularly made during Diwali time. We too make this mixture in a tall bucket to share it with our relatives, friends and neighbors on Diwali day. Mixture is one of my favorite childhood snack. More than a snack I love this mixture as a side dish. I can even have Thanni sadham(cooked rice with water n salt) with some mixture. I love the sweet biscuits/Maida biscuits in the mixture. So I reserved 1/4 cup Maida Biscuits to add in the mixture :)

Ingredients

1. Omapodi     1 and 1/2 cups
2. Kara Boondi      1 and 1/4 cup
3. Kara Sev     1/2 cup
4. Maida Biscuits     1/4 cup
5. Poha, thick     3/4 cup
6. Peanuts       1/4 cup
7. Cashew Nuts      1/4 cup or less
8. Curry leaves    1 sprig
9. Chilli Powder    1/ 2 tsp
10. Turmeric powder    1/4 tsp
11. Salt    1/4 tsp

Method
First make Oma Podi with the given measurement and use 3/4 th of the oma podi. Then fry kara boondi (follow full recipe) and use entire fried boondi for this mixture.
Then fry Karasev and use only 1/2 cup for this and if desired add make Maida Biscuits  and use 1/4 cup out of it.

Then to the hot oil, add poha using a colander, fry well and drain it in the paper towel,  then deep fry peanuts till golden brown and also add fry cashew nuts, curry leaves and drain it in paper towel.
After that in a wide bowl, add fried poha, peanuts, cashew nuts, curry leaves and add  chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, chaat masala(optional) and stir well.
To this add crushed omapodi, fried boondi, crushed karasev and maida biscuits.
Toss everything well, that's it..Spicy Madras Mixture ready. Let the Mixture Cool completely then store it in an air tight container.

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