
Appetizers & nibbles
Chiura (flattened rice with peanuts)
Chiura is lightly toasted flattened rice mixed with peanuts, onions and chilli. Light and crunchy, it is a typical snack for hiking trips and festivals in Nepal.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
382 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 8.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 45 g
- of which sugars
- 3.6 g
- Fat
- 17.5 g
- of which saturated fat
- 2.6 g
- Fiber
- 3.7 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Toast the peanuts dry in a pan over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring, until golden.
- Add the flattened rice to the pan and toast it for 2 minutes over low heat, just to make it crisper.
- Finely slice the onion, dice the tomato and chop the chilli very finely.
- In a bowl, mix the rice, peanuts, vegetables, cumin, turmeric and salt.
- Drizzle with oil and lime juice, then mix gently so the rice doesn't crush.
- Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving so the rice soaks up the flavours.
Variations and tips
Using what's available here. Flattened rice can be found in Indian grocery shops; otherwise use thin rice flakes quickly toasted in a pan.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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