Ribbon Pakoda

Ingredients:

(makes 10 -12 rings)

Rice flour - 2 cup

Besan - 2 cup

Hot oil - 8 tsp

Salt to taste

Grind and filter the juice :

Garlic - 8 pods

Red ghilli - 8

Fennel seeds-1/2 tsp

Method :

Step by step procedure is shown below for your reference.

1. Grind garlic, red chilli and fennel seeds and filter the juice from it.

2. We are taking the juice because we don't want any chunks in the dough. This will block the mold and dough won't come out as ribbon. So never add it like that. Always take the juice. 

3. Take rice flour, besan, salt in a bowl.

4. Add the juice, hot oil and little turmeric( Turmeric is optional ).

5. Make it into a soft dough.

6. Add oil in a pan. Check if the oil is hot.

7. Use the ribbon shape mold and using muruku maker press in the oil directly in a circular motion and when the pan is full, break the ribbons and let it cook.

8. When it cooked, turn it to the other side.

9. When it cooked, take it out and put it in tissue to remove the excess oil.

10. Store it when it is cool.

Enjoy cooking and eating.

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Nan khatai / Home made cookie

This home made cookie is unbelievable. Never imagined cookie could be made at home and  was glad that it came out super good form. The best part is , it is eggless. Make it at home and I am sure your guests will be impressed.

Ingredients :
( makes 24)
1/2 cup  -  besan ( gram flour)
1/3 cup - maida ( all purpose flour)
1/3 cup fine Sooji
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2/3 cup sugar
Pinch of baking soda
1 cardamom ( use powder)
Sliced almonds and pistachios - few

Method :
1. Butter should be in room temperature.
2. Mix butter and sugar well. Hand mixer or kitchen aid works good. If not mix nicely for few more minutes with spoon.
3. Mix maida, besan, Sooji, cardamom and a pinch of baking soda.
4. Add the dry flour to the butter and sugar mixture and knead it to a smooth dough.
5. Make small balls and press it in between your palms lightly and place it on cookie tray.
6. Draw cross lines with knife on the cookie softly and add sliced nuts on top of it and press it slightly.
7. Preheat the oven to 375
8. Bake the cookie for 13 minutes. Check if it is golden brown. Otherwise bake for few more minutes checking in between.
9. Take it out and let it cool before you store it.

Enjoy your cooking and tasting.

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Murukku

One snack that everyone loves. A must snack for Diwali in south India .
My mom mostly makes it only once in a year and we always long for it.

Until I tried this easy recipe, I thought making Murukku needs lot of expertise.

I promise it is such a easy recipe and too tasty too.

So what are u waiting for, try it and enjoy a tasty snack.

Ingredients: 

( makes around 20 )

Rice flour -1 cup

Urad dhal -  1/4 cup

Hing - little 

Sesame seed - 1 Tsp

Butter - 2 Tbsp

Oil for frying

Method :

1. Dry fry urad dhal until it is crispy. Just put few in mouth to see if it is crunchy.

2. Grind it and sieve it.

3. Add rice flour and urad dhal powder.

4. Add hing , sesame seed, butter and salt and mix well.

5. Add water to make a soft dough.

6. Put this dough in muruku maker. I used a single star shaped design.

7. Rotate it to form a wheel like shape.

8. Put this in hot oil and until it is brown and crispy.

Tasty snack is ready to eat. My son loves it.

I am sure u will like it to.
Enjoy cooking and tasting.

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