Cornflake mixture

INGREDIENTS

2 cups cornflakes

1/4 Cup – Peanuts

1/4th cup Roasted Gram Dal/ Putnal Pappu
½ tsp- mustard seeds
4-5 red chillies
½ tsp- sugar
½ tsp- Fennel ( Saunf ) seeds
50 gms - Halved Cashew nuts
A fistful of raisins
One sprig of curry leaves
1/2 tsp - Red Chili Powder
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Pinch of chat masala (Optional)

METHOD:
Heat 1 Tbsp Oil in a Pan. Fry peanuts and fry till they turn light brown, now add cashew nuts and fry only a bit, if they burn it tends to get bitter.
In a big Kadai or pan heat oil and start deep frying cornflakes . Please don’t overcrowd the pan with cornflakes. Fry them in small batches. Put them on a kitchen tissue. Now, in small pan heat oil. Add mustard seeds, once they splutter, add red chillies , curry leaves, gram dal, fennel seeds and raisins, put off the flame, because if the raisins get puffed they tend to burn. Add all the ingredients, salt, sugar,red chilli powder and mix them well. Spread out the mixture on a kitchen tissue or a newspaper. One’s it cools down store it in an airtight container