Ribbon Pakoda

Ingredients

Rice flour - 1 and 1/4 cup

Besan - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 5 tsp

Oil - 5 tsp, and to deep fry

Asafoetida powder - 5 pinches

Salt - to taste

Red chilly powder - to taste

Method

1. Sieve rice flour and besan.

2. To this add asafoetida, salt and red chilly powder. Mix it well.

3. In a small pan heat ghee and oil together until it smokes, immediately add this to the above mixture and mix it well once again.

4. Now add water little by little and make a stiff dough.

5. Divide these dough into several small sized balls according to the size of your ribbon pakoda making press and deep fry in hot oil until it is crispy.

6. Store this in an air tight container and enjoy for a week with a cup of hot coffee or tea.

7. Also this goes well with hot rice with rasam and sambhar.