RIBBON PAKODA

RIBBON PAKODA (OLA PAKODA)

                                            Ribbon pakoda is also known as ola pakoda, its an crispy tea time snack, every year Krishna jayanthi I used to prepare ribbon pakoda. Love to prepare and share with my loved ones.

Ingredients:

• Bengal gram flour – 1 cup

• Rice flour – 3 cup

• Red chilli powder – 2 tbsp

• Asafoedita – 2 pinch 

• Sesame seeds – 1 tbsp(Optional

• Butter – ¼ cup 

• Oil – as needed( for deep frying) 

• Salt – As needed

Method:

• In a wide bowl, add the rice flour and gram flour.

• Add in the red chilli powder, salt, sesame seeds, butter and asafoetida.

• Mix this into a soft dough using water.

• Heat the oil for deep frying in a kadaai.

• Add a portion of dough in the murukku press (use the ribbon pakoda slit) 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.

• Let the murukku comes to room temperature and then, store it in a air tight container.

Tips:

• While adding a portion dough into muruku press ,spray water slightly on it to make the dough soft and proceed.(because, Bengal gram will give dough tightly).

• If the ribbon pakoda turns very hard to bite, it means the amount of butter you added to the dough is not enough. Add 1-2 tbsp more and make the next batch.

• You can use 1/2 cup of Bengal gram flour and 1/2 cup of Fried gram(roasted gram) powder in the recipe instead of 1 cup of fried gram powder.

• You can use roasted gram power instead of using Bengal gram flour .add ginger-garlic puree(1 tbsp) taste will be different.

• You can store them as they are in the image or break them into pieces and store. 

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