Oma Podi

Oma Podi

Besan / Kadalai Maavu :  2/3 cup

Rice flour / Arisi maavu :  1/3 cup

Salt to taste

Carom / Omam :  1 tsp

Oil or Butter :  1 tbsp

Hing powder :  2 pinches

Turmeric powder : 2 pinches

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Soak Carom for half an hour in less water.

Grind nicely & Strain and use this while preparing dough.

Mix all the ingredients using very less water to form a sticky dough.

Grease with oil, the inner side of the ‘sev press’  to prevent dough sticking with press.

Fill sev press with dough .  Use the plate which is having small but with more number of holes. 

 Cover the sev press.

Pour Oil in the pan, not more than half of it.

 Heat oil and press sev directly on hot oil, using sev press.

Fry till it becomes golden yellow .  It will take just few seconds to get crispy. Immediately turn to other side and fry for few seconds.

Remove Omapodi from the oil.

Store it in air tight container.

This snacks can be prepared during Diwali .