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Lilo Chevdo recipe | Vadodara Special lilo chevdo recipe | Gujarati nasta

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dry namkeen, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 1 box

Ingredients
 

For lilo chevda

  • 4 medium sized potatoes
  • Soaked and dried chana dal
  • ¼ cup cashew
  • ¼ cup raisin
  • Oil for frying

For tempering

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • 2 chopped green chilli
  • 6-7 curry leaves
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 tbsp sugar

For soaking dal

  • ½ cup chana dal
  • ¾ cup water
  • Pinch of baking soda

Instructions

  • In a bowl, soak chana dal with hot water and a pinch of baking soda for 3-4 hours.
  • Drain the water from dal and spread them on a kitchen towel or cloth.
  • Grate the potatoes with a wafer slicer or the thicker side of the grater.
  • Wash 3-4 times, so that all starch is removed.
  • Drain the water from the potatoes and spread them on a thick towel.
  • All you need to do is air dry these grated potatoes and soaked dal.
  • Once dry deep fry the potatoes, while they are frying add salt to 1 tbsp water, dissolve and add it to the oil.
  • By adding salt solution the potatoes will naturally become salted.
  • Remove the crisp potatoes on a kitchen towel.
  • Then fry dal with the help of a sieve and added with potatoes.
  • Lastly, fry cashews and raisins and added with potatoes.

Tempering

  • Heat a tbsp of oil.
  • Add green chilies, curry leaves, and finally sesame seeds, and sauté for 1 minute.
  • Add turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Then add ¼ cup water and sugar. Mix well and cook till sugar reaches one-string consistency.
  • Switch off the flame and add this syrup to chevda mixture.
  • Mix well so that the mixture is well coated with syrup.
  • Lilo Chevdo is ready to serve. This can be stored for a maximum of up to a week and Refrigerate for longer storage.

Notes

  • Choose a bigger size and thick potatoes for chivda.
  • Cook sugar in water till it gets one-string consistency.
  • Turmeric powder with sugar syrup gives a nice color to chivda.
  • store chivda in the refrigerator for a longer time.