Oma podi

3:22 PM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:

• Gram flour (besan) - 1 cup
• Rice flour - 1/4 cup
• Hot oil - 2 tbsp
• Carom seeds (omam) - 1/2 tbsp
• Salt as required
• Oil for frying

• Method:

• In a blender, add 1/4 cup water, carom seeds and salt, grind it into a smooth paste(watery consistency).
• In a bowl, add gram flour, rice flour, and hot oil. Strain the ground paste and this carom water to the other ingredients.
• Knead the above ingredients into pliable dough, add water little by little while kneading.
• Take the oma podi maker(this one has tiny holes) and add small ball of dough to it.
• Heat oil for frying(medium flame), press the oma podi maker in a circular motion.
• Fry until the oma podi becomes yellowish red, dry this in the tissue paper.
• This can be stored in airtight container for days.