Omapodi Recipe

Omapodi / Plain sev is a quick savory snack which is liked by kids. It is made with bengal flour for evening tea time or as diwali snacks. I mostly make for my sons snack box. As it is quick process even if you don't have any snack at home, we can make it even during busy hours. Check below for omapodi recipe...

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Snacks

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 10 mins | Makes: 2 cups

Ingredients:

Bengal gram flour / Kadalai Maavu - 1 cup

Rice flour - 1/4 cup

Ajwain / Omam - 1 tblspn

Asafoetida - a pinch

Butter - 1 tblspn

Hot oil - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - to deep fry

Method:

Dry roast omom in a pan for 2 mins. Pound the roasted omam using mortar and pestle. Soak it in 1/4 cup of water for 15 mins. Extract the juice.

Sieve besan flour, rice flour to avoid lumps. Add asafoetida, butter, salt, hot oil and mix it well.

Now, add the ajwain(omam) water and knead it to a soft dough. little by little otherwise it will become sticky. We can also add little soaked ajwain if required.

Heat oil in a frying pan, wait until it becomes hot.

Meanwhile, grease the sev/murukku press with little oil and fill the dough. When the oil becomes hot keep it in a low flame and start pressing the sev directly in the oil. Do not overcrowd the oil with the sev.

When the bubbles around the sev stops, transfer them to a plate. Make sev out of remaining dough in the same way.

Enjoy with tea!

Note:

For bright yellow color add turmeric, otherwise it will be like mine

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Dry roast the omam for 2 mins and pound it in a mortar and pestle. (Sorry i missed the roasting pic)

Soak the crushed ajwain for 15 mins

Sieve the besan flour, rice flour asafoetida and salt to avoid lumps

Add butter to it and rub well so that it is combined well

Now, add the ajwain(omam) water and knead it to a soft dough.

Add water little by little otherwise it will become sticky. We can also add little soaked ajwain if required.

Now, add the hot oil to the dough and knead it

Heat oil in a frying pan, wait until it becomes hot. Meanwhile, Grease the sev/murukku press with little oil and fill the dough. When the oil becomes hot keep it in a low flame and start pressing the sev directly in the oil. Do not overcrowd the oil with the sev.