It was difficult looking for a savory to make as everyone had taken up the usual suspects - manankombu, murukku, mixture etc.., so I settled for ribbon pakoda.
Ribbon is surprisingly easy to make, and makes for a great snack-time crunchy.
Here's what you'll need:
1. Rice Flour - 1 cup
2. Besan - 1 cup
3. Salt - to taste
4. Red chilli powder - to taste
5. Asfoetida - a pinch
6. Ghee/Butter/Oil - 1 tablespoon
Method:
1. Mix the rice flour, besan, salt, red chilli powder, asfoetida and butter
2. Mix in water and make a dough slightly damper than you make for roti. The right consistency in the dough will determine the ease with which you will be able to squeeze it through the apparatus (achu) into the oil
3. Stuff the dough into the apparatus lined with ribbon holes
4. Make sure the oil is hot. Drop a bit of the dough in the oil. If it springs right up, the oil is heated
5. Turn both sides gently, and take out ribbon when it becomes a golden color
6. Wipe out the excess oil by a tissue and place in an air-tight container
There you go - easy, peasy :) !!
Happy Diwali to all - May the festival of lights light up your lives with joy and happiness!
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