3 Special Diwali Snacks Recipes

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

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Om-Pudi

• 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:  

1. Sieve Besan and rice flour through a fine siever separately.
2. Add all the ingredients and make thick dough by adding sufficient water.
3. Make portions of the dough; put each portion (one at a time) inside an Om Pudi Container.
4. Press (using Murukku maker) it straight into the hot oil in a rotary motion.
5. When crisp, turn the other side over and deep fry till golden and crisp on both the sides.
6. Remove from oil with a perforated spoon and keep over a Colander.
7. 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:  

1. Mix Maida, pepper powder, butter, salt and knead like chapathi dough.
2. Roll it like a chapathi and cut into diamond shapes and deep fry it in oil.
3. 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:  

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  1. Mix Maida, ginger paste, pepper powder, masala powder, butter, chilly powder, asafetida thoroughly with oil and water and knead it like chapatti dough.
  2. 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:

• Diwali Sweets
• Halvas Recipes for Deepavali