Ribbon Pokada

Ribbon Pakoda is a very popular South Indian tea time snack made from gram flour and rice flour. Ribbon Pakoda are an inclusion to all festivals and occasions. My husband loves it a lot, and I am sure you would too… Even though many of us know the recipe, this is my version.

Ingredients:-

Rice flour                                   - 1 cup

Besan flour                                – 3 cup

Urdh dhal powder                       – 3 tbsp.

Unsalted Butter                           – 3 tbsp.

Red chili powder                        – 1 tsp. (according to taste)

Asafetida powder                       – ¼ tsp.

Turmeric Powder                            – ¼ tsp.

Crushed Black pepper                  – ½ tsp.

Salt                                           to taste

Water                                       1 cup

Cooking oil                               for deep frying

Tools:

Sev Press

Slotted Spoon

Paper Towel

Kadai

Method:

• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. The stove heat should be in medium flame.
• Combing all above ingredients expect water and oil. Gradually add water to make it a stiff dough, adding extra water if required.
• Grease the Sev Press with oil. Fill in the dough into the press.
• Press out thin strips of the dough into the hot oil. Only press in enough to cover the oil.
• Fry it till becomes golden brown, strain the excess oil in a paper towel, let it cool.
• Press the remaining batches of the dough in the similar manner.
• Cool the entire ribbon Pakoda and store in an  air tight containers.
• Serve with Tea or coffee.