Diwali recipe

Ribbon pakoda

Ingredients

1 cup rice flour(roasted till aroma)
1 cup besan flour
1/2 cup split gram flour
1 tsp chillie powder
1 tsp asfoetida
Salt to taste
Oil to fry
Curry leaves to garnish

Procedure

Prepare your ribbon pakoda press with fitting the right disc to slit the pakodas. Mix all the ingredients. Heat 2 tbsp of oil and pour it into the mixture. Mix the ingredients well by adding water little by little. The dough should be moist. Dont add too much water. The consistency of the dough should be right enough to press from the disc. 

In a thick bottomed heavy pan, add oil for frying the ribbon pakodas. To check whether the oil is hot, add a small amount of dough to it. If the dough sizzles, the oil is ready to fry the pakodas. Take a lemon sized of dough and place it in the press. Press the pakodas directly into the oil with circular motion. Once the pakodas stops sizzling, flip the other side. Once it becomes golden brown, drain it in a tissue paper or in a strainer. Do the same procedure with the rest of the dough. Fry some curry leabes in oil and garnish them in top of the pakodas. Store the ribbon pakodas in an air tight container. Crispy ribbon pakodas are ready to serve with sweets for diwali.