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    You are here: Home / Recent Posts / Mixture Recipe | South Indian Mixture

    Mixture Recipe | South Indian Mixture

    Last Updated On: Dec 5, 2024 by Sharmilee J

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    Mixture is a tasty, crispy savory snack made by mixing kara boondi, omapodi, fried poha, peanuts and nuts. Mixture is the commonly relished popular snack for tea time and made at home for Diwali and special occasions. Learn to make South Indian Mixture with step by step pictures for easy understanding and reference.

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    Mixture is one of the popular South Indian snacks we can make easily at home. If you have omapodi and kara boondi ready then frying all others are just so easy. I usually make these a day before and fry all other ingredients and mix it.

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    • About South Indian Mixture
    • Mixture Ingredients
    • How to make Mixture Recipe Step by Step
    • Expert Tips
    • Serving and Storage
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    About South Indian Mixture

    Mixture is my favorite snack. I love to mix it with curd and eat. I didn’t have any plans to try mixture recipe but my sister encouraged me to make mixture at home saying that it is very easy just to mix up all the ingredients once they are ready. So when I made boondi I planned to make mixture as well and here it is for you.

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    Similar Recipes

    • Kara Boondi
    • Ribbon Pakoda
    • Boondi Ladoo
    • Mullu Murukku
    • Thattai

    Mixture Ingredients

    • Kara Boondi, Omapodi – You can use homemade omapodi and karaboondi.
    • Poha – Poha or flattened rice flakes are deep fried and used.
    • Fried gram dal – It is fried and added which gives a soft crunch while eating.
    • Nuts – Peanuts and cashewnuts are fried and added.
    • Curry leaves – Curry leaves are added for flavor.
    • Red chili powder – Red chili powder adds spice.
    • Hing – Hing gives flavor and aids in digestion

    How to make Mixture Recipe Step by Step

    1.I made boondi and omapodi a day ahead to save time. Make all the ingredients ready – Deep fry peanuts and curry leaves until crisp, drain in a tissue and set aside. Then fry poha, gram dhal each separately until crisp .You can add a pinch of salt, hing while frying but it is purely optional.

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    2.Then fry the cashews. Drain the excess oil in a tissue, set aside. Take a newspaper transfer all the ingredients.

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    3.Add red chili powder / pepper powder and give a quick mix. Can you see who is helping me? :)) If you are adding ribbon pakoda, mullu murukku and thattai just crush them with your hands before adding. You can even transfer this to an airtight container and give a quick shake for it to mix evenly.

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    Your homemade south indian flavorful mixture is ready!!

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    Expert Tips

    • There is no accurate measures for mixture recipe, its just plus or minus the ingredients as we would prefer so be generous in adding more whichever you like it.
    • You can even crush garlic and fry it in oil and add it to the mixture for a garlic flavor.
    • You can skip salt as well as all the fried items already has salt in it.
    • You can additionally add cornflakes and other nuts too.
    • If you like pepper flavor skip red chili powder and add pepper.

    Serving and Storage

    Mixture keeps well in room temperature for about 15-20 days. This snack should only be stored in room temperature

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    Mixture Recipe | South Indian Mixture

    Mixture is a tasty, crispy savory snack made by mixing kara boondi, omapodi, fried poha, peanuts and nuts. Mixture is the commonly relished popular snack for tea time and made at home for Diwali and special occasions. Learn to make South Indian Mixture with step by step pictures for easy understanding and reference.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Total Time40 minutes mins
    Servings2
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup kara boondi
    • 1 cup omapodi
    • 1/4 cup poha
    • 1/4 cup fried gram dal
    • 3 tablespoon cashewnuts
    • 1/4 cup peanuts
    • a handful curry leaves
    • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
    • a pinch hing
    • salt to taste

    Instructions

    • I made boondi and omapodi a day ahead to save time. Make all the ingredients ready – Deep fry peanuts and curry leaves until crisp, drain in a tissue and set aside. Then fry poha, gram dhal each separately until crisp .You can add a pinch of salt , hing while frying but it is purely optional.
    • Then fry the cashews. Drain the excess oil in a tissue, set aside. Take a newspaper transfer all the ingredients.
    • Add red chili powder / pepper powder and give a quick mix. Can you see who is helping me? :)) If you are adding ribbon pakoda, mullu murukku and thattai just crush them with your hands before adding. You can even transfer this to an airtight container and give a quick shake for it to mix evenly.
    • Your homemade south indian flavorful mixture is ready!!

    Notes

    • There is no accurate measures for mixture recipe, its just plus or minus the ingredients as we would prefer so be generous in adding more whichever you like it.
    • You can even crush garlic and fry it in oil and add it to the mixture for a garlic flavor.
    • You can skip salt as well as all the fried items already has salt in it.
    • You can additionally add cornflakes and other nuts too.
    • If you like pepper flavor skip red chili powder and add pepper.
    Nutrition Facts
    Mixture Recipe | South Indian Mixture
    Amount Per Serving (100 g)
    Calories 489 Calories from Fat 99
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 11g17%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
    Monounsaturated Fat 5g
    Cholesterol 3mg1%
    Sodium 266mg12%
    Potassium 880mg25%
    Carbohydrates 71g24%
    Fiber 15g63%
    Sugar 8g9%
    Protein 25g50%
    Vitamin A 335IU7%
    Vitamin C 1mg1%
    Calcium 63mg6%
    Iron 7mg39%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Filed Under: Diwali, Diwali Savoury Snacks, Mixture / Chivda, Must Try Snacks, RandomPosts, Recent Posts, youmaylike

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Vardhini

      November 06, 2012 at 3:15 pm

      Looks terrific Sharmi :).

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    2. Srimathi

      November 06, 2012 at 3:41 pm

      Looks so colorful mouther watering perfect.

      Reply
    3. Janani

      November 06, 2012 at 4:01 pm

      oh wow!!!!! This looks fantastic 🙂 Feel like eating them now itself 🙂

      Reply
    4. divya

      November 06, 2012 at 4:05 pm

      Looks soooo….good!!!

      Reply
    5. An Open Book

      November 06, 2012 at 4:06 pm

      i love mixture in any form..and sadly have to travel far to get some south indian chivda. I am not a big fan of the north indian ones though..

      Reply
    6. Uma Ramanujam

      November 06, 2012 at 4:08 pm

      Superb Sharmi. Initially I thougt making mixer is a big job. But my mom always says it is the easy one. Want to crunch for hot cup of tea.

      Reply
    7. Prathima Rao

      November 06, 2012 at 4:37 pm

      Crispy & spicy & totally droolworthy!!
      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

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    8. Veena Theagarajan

      November 06, 2012 at 4:44 pm

      love it! nice shorts
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    9. Sridevi

      November 06, 2012 at 5:27 pm

      Hi Sharmi,

      I Loved ur recipes but this is the first time iam writing the comment. Very nice clicks and mouth watering recipe. Super sharmi keep up ur good work.

      Reply
    10. Shema George

      November 06, 2012 at 7:59 pm

      Wow..this Mixture looks terrific. I have a weakness for these and your look so inviting..Nice click, very clear

      Reply
    11. Priya

      November 06, 2012 at 8:10 pm

      Droolworthy mixture, beautifully done.

      Reply
    12. Teena Mary

      November 06, 2012 at 10:58 pm

      wow that is an incredible attempt!! Perfectly made!!

      Reply
    13. Mahi

      November 06, 2012 at 11:09 pm

      Mixture looks delicious Sharmi!

      Thought of skipping the Diwali sweet-snack preparations this year! But your photos/posts from the past couple of weeks tempt me a lot! This is not fair! 😉 🙂

      BTW,Nice array of sweets of savoury items so far! Have a great Diwali!

      Reply
    14. suhaina aji

      November 07, 2012 at 1:20 am

      Mixture looks yummy and crunchy.perfect with a hot cup of tea. Nice clicks.

      Reply
    15. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 07, 2012 at 3:37 am

      I could smell it here, love the traditional mixture always,I mix it with sugar and eat 😀

      Reply
    16. Premalatha Aravindhan

      November 07, 2012 at 1:17 pm

      Yummy mixture,luks delicious…

      Reply
    17. Happy Cook / Finla

      November 07, 2012 at 4:30 pm

      I wish i had the patience and ingridients to make these, looks so so good.

      Reply
    18. Zareena

      November 08, 2012 at 11:44 am

      My mom makes mixture this way. I love home made mixture, but as am lazy I never tried to make it.

      Reply
    19. Vaishnavi

      November 08, 2012 at 1:40 pm

      Looks amazing! I luv mittu's hands pics…Also, what an enthu for posts…your blog deserves an award for the posts the occupy it.

      Reply
    20. Vidyalakshmi Madishetty

      October 31, 2013 at 1:07 am

      Hi Sharmi…i just prepared this mixture…thank you for the recipe …tkr

      Reply
    21. ammukutty

      December 25, 2013 at 8:15 am

      I think i posted a comment in "Sev " recipe…. the mixture came out really good & the whole family is now your fan ;))….

      Reply
    22. vaidyanath

      April 19, 2014 at 4:56 am

      Sharmi – What can be made from Karuveppilai flowes, there's plenty growing in our place. Vaidy

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        April 20, 2014 at 1:24 pm

        I am not sure as I havent used them in my cooking….

        Reply
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