Omapodi

Omapodi

A popular savoury snack in Tamilnadu, omapodi is full of the goodness of ajwain (omam in Tamil). This is similar to the sev that is commonly prepared and consumed in North India.

Omapodi can be consumed by itself or can be used to make other goodies like mixture. Try this out, and you will be surprised by how simple a snack it is to make!

Ingredients :

Gram flour- 1 cup
Rice flour- ¼ cup
Salt- to taste
Red chilli powder- to taste
Ajwain or omam- 1 teaspoon
Butter- 2 tablespoons
Oil- for deep frying

Method :

- Mix the gram flour and rice flour together, well.
- Dry roast the ajwain in a pan for a minute. Soak it in a little water for about five minutes, after which grind the ajwain and water together, coarsely, in a mixer.
- Add the ajwain, salt and red chilli powder to taste, and butter to the gram flour-rice flour mixture.
- Using a little water, mix the flour into dough that is neither too liquidy nor too thick.
- Insert the fitting with small holes in a traditional omapodi maker, and put a ball of the dough inside.
- Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan till it reaches smoking point.
- Squeeze the omapodi into the hot oil, in a way that it spreads out evenly across the pan.
- Fry the omapodi on both sides evenly, ensuring that it does not burn overly.

- Remove from the hot oil, and let it drain on a piece of newspaper or tissue paper.
- Let the omapodi cool down completely before breaking it down to pieces, store in a clean and airtight container.

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Recipe source: www.jeyashriskitchen.com