PAKKAVADA

Pakkavada is a very popular Kerala snack item prepared from rice flour and besan.
Besan / Gram flour 1 1/2 cup (കടലമാവ്‌)
Rice flour  : 1 cup (അരിപ്പൊടി)
Red chilli powder : 1/2 tsp (മുളകുപൊടി)
Kashmeeri chilli powder 1 tbs ( പിരിയൻ മുളകുപൊടി)
Asafoetida powder : 1/4 tsp (കായപ്പൊടി)
oil 1tsp (എണ്ണ)
Water (വെള്ളം)
Salt to taste(ഉപ്പ്)
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp (ഇഞ്ചി വെളുത്തുള്ളി പേസ്റ്റ്)
Oil for frying (എണ്ണ)
In    a bowl add gramflour, rice flour, salt, chilli powder, asafoetida powder ginger garlic paste and a spoon of oil and mix well.
Knead it to a smooth dough  by adding water little by little .Set aside for 10 min.
Change the disc of the
idiyappam mould / seva to the narrow slit like one for pakkavada.
After 10 min take the dough and fill it in the
idiyappam mould / seva.

Heat oil in a deep fying pan and when it becomes hot, empty the seva to the hot oil in a circular motion.
Fry the pakavadas until its golden colored. You can stir in between. Crispy pakkavada is ready.

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