Recipes · Bangladeshi · Snacks
Chanachur (Bangladeshi Spiced Snack Mix)
One serving has 184 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (30%) and copper (29%). Ready in 35 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (37.8 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: peanut
Ingredients
- 12 g Chickpea flour (besan)
- 4 g Rice flour
- 8 g Peanuts, raw
- 6 g Split peas, dried
- 6 g Vegetable oil
- 0.3 g Turmeric
- 0.5 g Chili powder
- 1 g Salt
Method
- Makes 1 snack portion (about 30 g); multiply for a bigger batch and store airtight once cool.
- Soak the split peas in hot water 1 hour, then drain and pat very dry.
- Mix the besan and rice flour with a little water and the turmeric into a stiff dough, then press through a sev press (or roll and cut into thin strips) directly into hot oil.
- Heat the oil to about 170 °C (340 °F) and fry the besan strips, the peanuts and the dried split peas separately, each until golden and crunchy, draining on paper towels.
- Toss everything together while still warm with the chili powder and salt, then let cool completely before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 184 kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 15.6 g | |
| Water | 2.8 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.6 g | 12% |
| Protein | 6.5 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.03 g | |
| Threonine | 0.13 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.14 g | |
| Leucine | 0.26 g | |
| Lysine | 0.19 g | |
| Methionine | 0.04 g | |
| Cystine | 0.05 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.13 g | |
| Valine | 0.17 g | |
| Histidine | 0.09 g | |
| Fat | 11.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.7 g | |
| Saturated | 1.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.04 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 18.3 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.26 mg | 29% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 39.9 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.54 mg | 30% |
| Phosphorus | 94.6 mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 228 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 2.9 µg | 5% |
| Sodium | 411 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.88 mg | 11% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.16 mg | 15% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.04 mg | 4% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.6 mg | 11% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.31 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.12 mg | 9% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 72.9 µg | 18% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 14.3 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 8.1 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.11 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.5 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 13.7 µg | 15% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.09 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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