Nithya's Kitchen: Search results for oma podi

When i say iam going to make some snacks my family is always in for it as they are always a welcome for them.Hubby likes to munch something after dinner and daughter dear is also fond of them.Generally this oma podi i make a little extra and set aside some for Bhel puri of which my daughter dhivya is a huge fan.So friends,this new post of mine is an all time favourite in all households irrespective of age.Yes,oma podi or sev is a very easy snack and when you have assembled all the ingredients it can be made in a jiffy.Besides being a flavourful snack it can be made in bulk and stored for making chaats or for mixing in mixture.There are several nazhis/press available in the market.I have used the ones with medium holes.In case you are making the sev for bhelpuri use the ones with very fine holes.This fine sev is also called Nylon sev.I do not know how it got this fancy name,but as they'' whats in a name''?So here is the recipe for omapodi/sev.

INGREDIENTS

Gram Flour/Kadalai Maavu/Besan	1 cup
Rice Flour	1/2 cup
Omam/Ajwain	1 tsp
Water	1/4 cup
Butter/Oil	2 tsp
Salt	to taste
Red Chilly Powder	1/2 tsp
Oil	to deep fry

HOW TO MAKE

Sieve gram and rice flour.Dry roast omam in a small pan and soak this in water for 10 minutes and grind this to a fine paste and filter the extract using a strainer. In a large bowl add gram flour,rice flour,salt,omam extract,butter/oil and chilly powder.

In a large bowl add gram flour,rice flour,salt,omam extract,butter/oil and red chilly powder.Mix well with your hands so that the whole mixture blends with each other.Add water slowly to the mixture forming a soft dough.Use the achu/press as shown below.

Take two handful of dough in the press.Heat oil in a kadai and slowly start squeezing the dough on to the hot oil.When done flip over.Take out when sound subsides.
Take out and put in a tissue to absorb excess oil.Repeat with the remaining dough.Enjoy Oma podi with hot coffee.

Notes

Storing is as much important as making for these type of snacks.Store in an air tight container.
This can used for adding in mixture as well.
Mix dough well so that no lumps are formed.
Heat oil well before squeezing out the dough on to the oil.

Read How to Cook

No celebration is complete without sweets and savories and this Madras Mixture is an amalgamation of many savories put together and tastes great with piping hot coffee.Each Diwali it is a kind of ritual to prepare this and this year it is no different.I always make omapodi my daughter’s favorite along with hubby’s ribbon pakoda.Given below are the links tothe recipes that go into making Madras Mixture.You can add kara sev which i have in my blog,and also thenkuzhal.The variations are endless and you can suit your taste and liking accordingly.

INGREDIENTS

Omapodi	1 cup
Mullu murukku	3-4
Ribbon pakoda	1/4 cup
Kara boondi	1cup
Beaten rice/Poha/Aval	1/4cup
Roasted gram/Pottukadalai	1/4 cup
Groundnuts	1/4cup
Red chilly powder	1tsp
Black pepper powder	1tsp
Salt	to taste
Oil	to fry
Curry leaves	2 sprigs
Cashewnuts	a few

Raisins

a few

HOW TO MAKE

In a kadai heat oil and add beaten rice,roasted gram,Groundnuts,cashewnuts and raisins and curry leaves.

Following pictures are of the oma podi,ribbon pakoda,kara boondi and mullu murukku i made that day.

As mentioned in the table crush omapodi,ribbon pakoda and mullu murukku to bite size pieces and mix all the items.Add salt,red chilly powder,pepper powder for enhancing the taste.
Store in a tight container.