Ribbon Pakoda

Ingredients


Rice Four-3cups

Gram Flour-1/2cup

Roasted Gram Dhal Powder-1/2cup

Asafoetida-1/4 tsp

Red Chilli Powder-2 tsp

Butter-1 tbsp

Salt

Water

Oil-1/2 litre

Method


Slightly roast all flours separately till hot. Sieve all flours. Add red

chilli powder , asafoetida , salt and butter  to the flours.

Add water to make a not so stiff dough.Grease the pakoda press.

Insert the the pakoda disc. Take a little of the dough and put it in

the press holding the press over the oil.

Press out the dough in oil making a circular motion of the hand so

that the pakoda is circular in shape. Cook one side and turn and

cook otherside. Remove from oil after hissing stops.


Tips

1) Take care to see that the pakodas do not fall in a heap and oil should be hot else pakodas may consume lot of oil

2) Prepare the dough in batches. Do not let the dough sit for a long time as the last batch of pakodas may turn very dark.