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Diwali Special Navratan Mixture

Sapana Behl
Navratan Mixture is a festive Indian snack made with a medley of nine flavorful ingredients—each adding its own unique taste and texture. A blend of crunchy poha, puffed rice, nuts, namkeens, and aromatic spices, it offers the perfect balance of sweet, salty, tangy, and spicy. Often prepared during Diwali or Navratri, this homemade mixture is both nostalgic and irresistibly munch-worthy.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6 People

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups thin poha flattened rice
  • 1 ½ cups murmura puffed rice
  • ½ cup raw peanuts
  • ¼ cup cashew nuts
  • 2 tbsp raisins
  • ½ cup potato chips plain salted, crushed lightly
  • ½ cup store-bought potato straws Aloo Lachha/Namkeen
  • Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
  • 2-3 dried red chillies
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds saunf
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp amchoor powder dry mango powder
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for deep frying + 1 tbsp for tempering

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a deep pan.
  • Fry poha in batches until they puff up and turn crisp (do not brown). Drain on paper towel.
  • Fry peanuts until golden and crisp.
  • Fry cashew nuts till light golden.
  • Optionally, lightly fry raisins until they puff up. Set aside.
  • In a wide, heavy-bottom kadhai, heat 1 tbsp oil.
  • Add fennel seeds, curry leaves, and dry red chillies – let them crackle.
  • Lower heat, add turmeric, red chilli powder, salt, and sugar. Sauté quickly (don’t burn the spices).
  • Add puffed rice (murmura) to the tempering and roast for 2–3 mins on low heat until they turn crisp.
  • Turn off heat and add all the fried ingredients: poha, peanuts, cashews, raisins, chips, and potato straws.
  • Sprinkle amchoor powder and gently toss everything until well combined.
  • Let the mixture cool completely, then store in an airtight container. Stays fresh for 2–3 weeks.
  • Serve with hot masala chai, or pack into jars as part of your Diwali snack hampers!

Notes

I also added store bought Moongdal Namkeen and Boondi to make it a complete Navratan Mixture.
Keyword diwali mixture, Diwali Savory Snacks, Namkeen Mixture, Navratan Mixture
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