Pakkavada/ Ribbon Pakoda

Name: Pakkavada/ Ribbon Pakoda
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 & 1/2 cup Rice flour; 1 cup Besan flour; 2 tbsp Red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Fennel seeds powder; 2 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp Hing; 1 tsp Salt; 1 strand Curryleaves

Aswani Vishnuprasad @cook_12258614

austin tx

#besan
This is a simple and tasty snacks recipe which is typically prepared as festival snacks especially for Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali / Deepavali. Generally, ribbon murukku is prepared with rice flour and besan flour dough which is later shaped with ribbon pakkoda shaper and deep fried till crisp.

Aswani Vishnuprasad @cook_12258614

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Ingredients

20 min

4 servings

2 & 1/2 cup Rice flour
1 cupBesan flour
2 tbspRed chilli powder
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspFennel seeds powder
2 tbspOil
1 tspHing
1 tspSalt
1 strandCurryleaves

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Steps

20 min

1

In a bowl, add rice flour, besan flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, fennel seeds powder, hing, salt and mix well.
2

Knead this into a smooth dough by adding water little by little.
3

Pour the oil and knead well.
4

Meanwhile, heat oil in a deep frying pan. When hot check by adding a piece of the dough, if it comes to the surface promptly, oil is hot enough.
5

Fill the seva/idiyappam mould with the dough after putting the narrow slit disc/ pakkavada/ribbon pakoda disc in it.
6

Press the dough into hot oil in a circular motion, Fry until, it gets a golden colour and drain the excess oil onto a colander or paper towel and let cool completely.
7

Just before switching off the heat, slowly slide in some curry leaves into the hot oil, drain them too and mix with the pakkavada.
8

Serve and enjoy with a hot cup of tea in the evening !!!!!!!!