Cornflakes Mixture Recipe (Cornflakes Chivda)

By: Sharmilee J

21 October 2026 at 21:39

Cornflakes Mixture is a quick to make crunchy snack made by frying raw cornflakes, fried gram dal, peanuts, cashews, raisins, curry leaves and tossing it with spice powders and salt. Also known as Makai Chivda or Cornflakes Chivda it is an instant snack that can be made quickly perfect for this festive season.

Cornflakes Mixture popularly known as Cornflakes Chivda is a instant to make snack, if you have the ingredients measured and ready then it takes just few minutes to make it. Do try this crunchy and delicious savoury snack and enjoy!

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About Cornflakes Mixture

Cornflakes Mixture is a savoury crunchy snack which is quick to make and is addictive. This is a very easy snack that you can make for kids, gets ready in minutes. You can make a huge batch and store it.

I have tasted cornflakes mixture only few times. Last time when I visited my friend Sowmya she served us cornflakes sweet mixture , I loved the taste. So tried it for a Diwali and it was a huge hit with family and friends. So after that I started making it often as it is easy and quick to make.

Not only for occasions you can make it for evening tea time snack, kids will love it too. Raisins is the one of the main ingredient that gives taste to this mixture so do not skip it. Hubby who is not fond of raisins loved it too. Gugu and amma picks all the raisins first as they love it so much, haha.

You can get raw dried cornflakes in supermarket. Do not buy the cereal variety. Incase for those who are not able to source raw cornflakes, I have given alternate, you can check my faqs section.

Cornflakes Mixture Video

Cornflakes Mixture is crunchy with a mild nutty taste. If you are looking for a different snack variety to make for this Diwali then this is just for you. It is quite additive that you can stop munching.

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Cornflakes Mixture Ingredients

Cornflakes - Choose the dry raw cornflakes variety used for frying and not the cereal ones.
Fried gram dal - Fried gram dal is added for crunch and taste.
Cashew nuts - Cashew nuts is fried till golden and added.
Peanuts - I have used peanuts with skin, you can fry remove the skin and add it too.
Raisins - Raisins give a nice sweet taste to the mixture, do not miss adding it.
Red chilli powder - Red chilli powder is added for heat, adjust as per liking.
Turmeric powder - Turmeric powder is added for flavour and colour.
Hing - Hing is added to aid in digestion and adds flavour.
Powdered sugar - adds a balance to the spices.
Curry leaves - Curry leaves is added for taste and flavour.
Oil - Oil and ghee are used for frying the spices.

How to make Cornflakes Mixture Step by Step

1.Heat oil in a kadai. Check if oil is hot by adding 1 cornflake if it rises immediately then it is ready. Use dried raw cornflakes and not the cereal variety.

2.Add 3 cups raw cornflakes in batches. I fried in 4 batches. Add it and fry until 'shh' sound stops. Drain from oil and remove.

3.Add it to a straining basket. Repeat to finish the other batches too. Place a plate underneath the basket to collect the extra draining oil.

4.Add ½ cup fried gram dal. Fry until golden, drain, remove and add it to the basket.

5.Add ½ cup peanuts. Fry until golden brown, drain, remove and add it to the basket.

6.Add ¼ cup cashews. Fry until golden, drain, remove and add it to the basket.

7.Add ¼ cup raisins. Fry until golden, drain, remove and add it to the basket.

8.Switch off and add ¼ cup curry leaves. Fry until crisp, drain, remove and add it to the basket.

9.All fried and ready.

10.Transfer this to a big mixing bowl. Add salt to taste, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 tablespoon red chilli powder, 2 teaspoon powdered sugar, ¼ teaspoon hing.

11.Toss well for even mixing. Gently toss without breaking the cornflakes.

Store in an airtight container.

Expert Tips

Frying - Always fry cornflakes in batches as it tends to expand while frying. Fry until shh sound ceases.
Add ons - If you like garlic flavour just add 2 crushed garlic fry and add it. You can even fry ¼ cup poha and add it.
Ingredients ready - Measure and keep the ingredients ready so that frying will be easy and quick.
Draining - Drain it well from oil then transfer it to a straining basket with a plate placed under so that extra draining oil gets collected there. You can use kitchen towel too.
Measures - The measures of nuts and raisins is purely your choice. You can plus or minus as per your liking.

Serving and Storage

Cornflakes Mixture can be served with coffee or tea. Store in a clean dry airtight container. This keeps well in room temperature for 2 weeks.

FAQS

1.I couldn't get raw cornflakes, what can I replace it with?

Use cereal cornflakes, add 2-3 tablespoon oil and fry it until crisp. Do not deep fry. Adjust the measurement of other ingredients for cereal cornflakes.

2.I don't like sweet taste in my mixture, Can I skip sugar?

Yes you can very well do that. Here sweetness is very mild but still if you prefer to skip it, please do it.

3.What other ingredients can I add?

You can add garlic fried and added, fry and add chopped almonds, sesame seeds etc.

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