Oil-free Chivada

MY pick of the day from the local store was Navratna Chivada, manufactured by Avis Foods of Belgaum. This chivada (or "mixture" as its commonly called) had rice flakes as the main ingredient with a sprinkling of groundnuts, gram dal, curry leaves and green chilli. Those mysterious green and pink thingies you see in the picture are nothing but palak sev and beetroot sev. Since the pack boldly claims that there are 'no colours added' I'll take their word for it.

I found this chivada really crispy, crunchy and tasty. And best of all, it's oil-free! A 200 gm pack costs Rs.34.


The packet carries the address, email, phone number as well as a customer care number in case of complaints, but I don't have any.