Monday, October 23, 2006

Mixture


To make mixture:

Add 2tbsp oil in a pan. Put 2 tsp redchilli pdr, a pinch asafetida, 5-6 curry leaves, ½ cup peanuts , ¼ cup pottukadalai and a handful kismis. Fry it in low flame stiring every now and then.

Soak ½ cup thin poha in water for 5mnts. Drain the water. Add this poha also to the above fried things and fry again for another 5 mnts.

Add the prepared boondi and omappodi (break it into small pieces) to it.

Add some salt if necessary. Add 1 tsp oil in the end and mix well.

Let it cool down and then store it in a tight container.

To make Bhoondi:
  1. Take 1 cup Bengal gram flour. Add 2 tbsp of rice flour and a pinch of soda. Add salt to taste. Add enough water to make it a semiliquid batter.
  2. Heat oil in a deep pan. Keep the boondi ladle(it will have holes) on top of the oil.
  3. Add 1 ladle batter and just tap it. Small drops of boondi will fall into the oil.fry it .
  4. See that it doesnot turn colour. Repeat this till all the batter are done.
To make Omappodi:
  1. Mix 1 cup Bengal gram flour, 1/2 cup rice flour, asafetida, 2 tbsp butter, 1 tsp redchilli pdr and salt to taste. Make it into a thick dough adding enough water.
  2. Heat oil in a pan.
  3. Fill the press with the dough. Holding it over the hot oil press it into circles.
  4. When it is fully cooked take it out and put it on apaper towel. Repeat this for the rest of the dough.

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