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25 minutes

Chevra

Serves Makes 4 cups

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

vegetable oil, for frying
4–5 poppadoms
2–3 sheets samoosa or phyllo pastry, cut into thin strips
250 g shelled peanuts
100 g cashew nuts, roughly chopped
200 g coconut flakes
1 T fennel seeds
2 green chillies, sliced (adjust to taste)
125 g golden sultanas
8–10 curry leaves
1 t sugar
salt, to taste
1 t chilli powder (optional)

Method

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the poppadoms and samoosa pastry until crispy. If using phyllo pastry, bake it with the nuts. Crumble the poppadoms and pastry into small pieces, place in a bowl and set aside.

2. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the nuts and coconut flakes on a baking tray. Bake for 15–20 minutes or until golden, shaking the tray halfway.

3. Place 4 T oil, the fennel, chillies, sultanas and curry leaves in a saucepan over a medium heat and fry until fragrant. Drain on kitchen paper.

4. Add to the poppadom mixture, and mix with the sugar, salt and chilli powder.

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Photograph: Myburgh Du Plessis
Production: Khanya Mzongwana

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