Diwali is all about Sweets isn’t it? I thought so too. But snacks and spicy eats are also an important accompaniment along with those Mithais.
Except Om Pudi (which is a South India variety of Bhujia Sev), 2 of the other recipes are easier to make. Try them out and let me know how they turned out.
Three Snack Recipes are featured here:
1. How to make Om Pudi 2. Masala Papad 3. A different snack in Pepper Chips
Om-Pudi
Ingredients:
- Besan flour or channa dhal powder- 3 cups
- Raw Rice flour- 1 cup
- Powdered Ajwain- 2 teaspoons
- Red chilli powder- 2 teaspoons
- White butter- 2 teaspoons
- Salt- as required
- Asafetida- ¼ teaspoon
- Oil- for deep frying
Method:
- Sieve Besan and rice flour through a fine siever separately.
- Add all the ingredients and make thick dough by adding sufficient water.
- Make portions of the dough; put each portion (one at a time) inside an Om Pudi Container.
- Press (using Murukku maker) it straight into the hot oil in a rotary motion.
- When crisp, turn the other side over and deep fry till golden and crisp on both the sides.
- Remove from oil with a perforated spoon and keep over a Colander.
- Store in an air tight container.
Pepper Chips
Ingredients:
- Maida – 1 cup
- Pepper Powder – 2 teaspoons
- White butter- 2 teaspoons
- Oil, salt- to taste
Method:
- Mix Maida, pepper powder, butter, salt and knead like chapathi dough.
- Roll it like a chapathi and cut into diamond shapes and deep fry it in oil.
- Now the tasty, mouth watering Pepper fries are ready to serve!
Masala Papad
Ingredients:
- Maida- ½ cup
- Ginger Paste- 1 teaspoon
- Masala powder- ¼ teaspoons
- Pepper Powder- 1 teaspoons
- White butter- 2 tablespoons
- Chilly powder- ¼ teaspoons
- Asafetida- a pinch
- Oil, Salt- to taste
Method:
- Mix Maida, ginger paste, pepper powder, masala powder, butter, chilly powder, asafetida thoroughly with oil and water and knead it like chapatti dough.
- Roll it like a small chapathi and deep fry in the oil.
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If you want to know how to make delicious Deepavali sweets and Halvas, check them out here:
All great recipes. I particularly like the pepper chips, simple and quick but unique as well
Dear sir,
I’m very interested to a course in indian sweets making could you be good enough to give me information of the place where they conduct those classess in south india.
thank you.
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I am going to try om pudhi this Deepawali. thanks for sharing.
Thanks Deepika. Please try and share your photos with indianfoodkitchen@gmail.com. I’ll share it in this blog
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