Cabbage Tapioca Puffed Rice mIx , in my native language of Gujarati, is knowns as Kobich no Chevdo”. Chevdo is more a snacky item akin to a trail mix, or a broken puffed flakes/rice bar with nuts in it. So this is more like an Indian version of the nuts trail mix, with added cabbage and tapioca pearls, but served warm. This is a quick brunch, heavy breakfast menu item. It has the crunchiness of roasted peanuts, cashews and bengal gram dal and it also the softness of tapioca pearls and rice flakes. Chevdo in Gujarat is a handy snack, made out of rice flakes, corn flakes and mixed with nuts. Typically the flakes are fried and mixed with nuts. In my opinion, this is a more healthy version of a Chevdo and nutritious too, with the added cabbage in it. The green of the cabbage and spice of green chilies gives it a nice zing to this unusual mix. Another way to look at it is , it will have a bit of flavour to appeal all kinds of tastebuds, salty, sweet, spicy,sour, soft, crunchy and overall still very colorful. Almost feels like you are having a hot bhel, with so many ingredients mixed together, and gives the similarity to bhel.
Recipe makes servings for 3 people
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Sabudana Tapioca Pearls
- 3/4 cups rice flakes
- 5 cups cabbage thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup chopped coriander
- 1/4 cup peanuts
- 1/8 cup yellow skinned bengal gram dal (Daaliya ni daal)
- 1/8 cup cashews
- 6 green chillies medium chopped
- 8 curry leaves
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 lemon’s juice
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 cup fresh/dried coconut
- 1/3 cup oil
- salt to taste
Method
- Wash the Tapioca pearls gently, three times in water, and then soak it in water for 2 hours and cover.
- Wash the rice flakes , gently, thrice in plenty of water and soak it for twenty minutes.
- In a broad pan, heat the oil.
- Add mustard seeds, green chillies, peanuts, cashews, split yellow bengal gram lentils, and curry leaves.
- Saute on medium flame, till peanuts, cashews are golden brown.
- Add shredded cabbage and mix well.
- Saute cabbage for 8-10 min till almost cooked.
- Add salt,sugar, soaked tapioca pearls, sabudana and rice flakes.
- Mix well and cook for 7-8 min until tapioca pearls have become soft.
- Add lemon juice, garnish with coriander, dried/fresh coconut and serve.
Tips
Sabudana or Tapioca Pearls can be soaked overnight, which makes this an easy recipe for a morning breakfast.
Add turmeric to this if you would like to make even a closer resemblance to Chevda
Instinct Factor
Soak the Tapioca Pearls in very little water, if soaking over night.
Feel Factor
A hot version of a bhel with a different mix of ingredients! Colorful, crunchy, soft and spicy and something new for an everyday menu
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