Healthy Cereal Snack

A Healthy Cereal Mix , Sweet and Savory..

Misha Aunty  is sharing her delicious cereal snack secrets. :-)

 Misha Aunty making the cereal snack

 I am thrilled to introduce you all to Misha Aunty, a wonderful person. Did I tell you that she makes dishes/sweets that taste out of the world?! Oh She is an expert in cooking.. Today she shared this great recipe with me. Thanks Aunty!!



















  








Recipe:

• In a big oven safe bowl mix the cereals of your choice. Recommended cereals: Cheerios, Corn Flakes, Chex Mix, Rice Krispies.. unsweetened ones preferably but anything is fine, really. :-)
• I added Puffed rice instead of Rice Krispies.
• The ratio is such that the puffed rice makes half the portion
• Today I added about 2 lbs of puffed rice, about 1/2 lb of cherrios, Corn Flakes, Chex Mix each.
• Drizzle 3 tsp of (Extra Light) Olive oil onto the cereals and mix them well
• In a coffee grinder, powder about 2 tbsp of Sugar, 1 tbsp Salt, 1 tsp of Citric Acid (powder) to a fine powder (Pls use your discretion to adjust the salt/sugar quantities..)
• Add the powdered mix to the cereals and stir well. Since the cereal is coated with oil, this salt-sweet-sour powder will stick to the cereals and will taste divine
• Dry roast 1 cup of Dhalia (Pottu Kadalai) and add to the mix
• Dry roast 1 cup of broken Cashews (salted or unsalted) and add to the mix
• Dry roast 1 cup of shaved/whole almonds and add to the mix
• Dry roast 1 cup of raw peanuts and add to the mix
• In little olive oil, roast 2 springs of curry leaves till they turn crispy. Add just the leaves to the mix.
• Crumble the leaves while mixing the contents thoroughly
• In the same oil, roast 1 cup of Golden Raisins and add the raisins to the mix
• Warm little Olive oil in the pan and add 3 tsp of Red Chilly Powder, 3 tsp of Turmeric powder
• Stir the spice mix on low flame for few seconds
• When the raw smell vanishes, pour the spiced oil onto the cereal bowl
• Give the contents a hearty stir
• Taste test the snack and adjust sugar/salt accordingly (preferred to add powdered sugar)
• Now preheat the Oven to 200 Degrees
• Place the bowl inside and Bake it for 1 hr
• Open the Oven every 15 mins to give the bowl a good stir
• When done it must be very crispy. 
• Make sure to store the snack in an air tight container
• It stays fresh for long and makes a tasty healthy snack when you crave for that sweety-salty-savory taste.