RIBBON PAKODA | NADA THENKUZHAL |DIWALI SNACK RECIPE

    Ribbon Pakoda| nada thenkuzhal|ola pakoda is an easy snack which is made during diwali | janmasthami in most of the houses. My mom and mil makes this very often as we all love this in our family. I am sharing the recipe for ribbon pakoda – an easy  snack recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

RICE FLOUR	2 CUPS
BESAN( BENGAL GRAM FLOUR)	1 CUP
RED CHILLI POWDER	2 TSP
SALT	AS NEEDED
ASAFOETIDA	2 PINCHES
SESAME SEEDS |ELLU	1 TSP
MELTED BUTTER	2 TBLSP
OIL	FOR DEEP FRYING

METHOD:

• In a wide bowl, add the rice flour and gram flour .
• Add in the redchilli powder, salt, sesame seeds,butter and asafoetida.
• Mix this into a soft dough using water.

• Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai.
• Add a portion of dough in the murukku press (use the ribbon pakoda achu) and make a round layer in hot oil.

• When it is done on one side flip this carefully using  the ladle.
• When the sizzling sound subsides take it out from the hot oil and drain the excess oil in a kitchen towel.
• Repeat this for the remaining dough.

• Store this in airtight container.

Note:

1. Always fry the pakoda in hot oil. If you make the make the flame low the pakodas will drink lot of oil.
2. Always use fine quality and smooth flour.
3. If the flour is not of fine texture the pakoda will break when we make and also it will drink oil.
4. If making in bulk, just mix all the ingredients except water.
5. Make dough in batches to avoid the pakodas getting reddish in colur.
6. Fresh ground pepper powder can be used instead of red chilli powder.