Omapodi Recipe
Omapodi is a tempting perfect snack to munch along with evening hot coffee/tea. Also its a very popular snack prepared during diwali festival. Its very quick & easy to prepare at home with very few ingredients. This crunchy snack can also be used as a topping over chats like bhel puri, chana masala, paani puri, etc. It tastes absolutely divine with a hint of ajwain aroma. Check out the easy video recipe here!Video Recipe For more Video recipes Subscribe here
Ingredients
- Besan flour - 1 cup
- Rice flour - 1/2 cup
- Ajwain / Omam - 1 tbsp
- Butter - 1 tbsp
- Hing or asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Oil to deep fry
Method
- Add ajwain to small cup and add 1/4 cup of water.
- Let it soak for 10 mins.
- Add to blender and grind to coarse mixture.
- Now filter the contents and take aside the clear ajwain water.
- In a mixing bowl, add besan flour, rice flour, salt, hing & ajwain (omam) water.
- Mix well.
- Add water little by little and knead to soft dough by adding butter.
- Let it rest for 5 mins.
- Grease the omapodi press with oil.
- Take a small portion of the dough and stuff it inside the mould.
- Heat oil in frypan.
- Press the omapodi directly in hot oil in circles as shown in above video.
- Deep fry in medium flame.
- Once the omapodi turns crispy & golden, flip to the other side and cook.
- Drain from oil in a kitchen tissue.
- Crispy delicious homemade traditional omapodi is ready.
- Enjoy.
- Store it in airtight container for longer shelf life.
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