Ribbon Pakoda Recipe / Ola Pakoda / Oatu pakoda is a crispy evening snack, great to munch with evening ea or coffee. You can also prepare it during diwali.
Ingredients
1 Cup of Parboiled Rice / Idly Rice
½ Cup of Fried Gram Dal (Pottukadalai)
3 Garlic Cloves, Crushed
1 Tsp of Cumin (jeera)
5 Red Chilies
½ Tsp of Black Pepper Powder
Pinch of Asafoetida
Salt to taste (approximately 1 tsp)
¾ cup of Water
Instructions
Soak the rice in water for 1.5 hrs. Drain the water and wash the rice.
Grind the fried gram dal in mixie to a fine powder.
Add rice to a wet grinder and grind it by adding ¾ cup of water, red chillies, garlic and salt until it turns smooth. At the end, add fried gram dal powder and cumin, grind it for 2 mins and remove the batter to a vessel. Add pepper powder and asafoetida, mix well with hand .
Meanwhile heat the oil to deep fry.
Place the ribbon pakoda plate (dash like plate) in murukku press. Grease the oil inside the murukku press, place the dough inside upto ¾ of the press. Close it tightly.
Once the oil is hot, squeeze it directly into the oil.
In a medium flame, deep fry the ribbon pakoda on both sides until it turns golden brown colour and ssh sound ceases.
Drain it in a paper towel and repeat the same process for the rest of the dough.
Hot , crispy ribbon pakoda is ready to eat.
Notes
Always cook on medium flame. If you are cumin lover, you can grind along with rice. If you dont like cumin, avoid it and add asafoetida. Garlic adds a nice taste. Adjust the no of red chilly according to your taste.
Recipe by FoodyBuddy at https://foodybuddy.net/2015/11/06/ribbon-pakoda-recipe-how-to-make-crispy-ribbon-pakoda.html