KODU BALE [ A CRUNCY SNACK]

Kodubale is of the traditional snack of Karnataka, which we love a lot for the crunchiness.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups rice flour

1/4 cup roasted channa gram/ hurigadle/chutney dal / kadale pappu1

¼ cup urdu dal

6-8 dry red chillies (adjust according to your spice tolerance)

1/2 Tsp asafoetida

Salt to taste

1 table spoon cooking oil to mix the dough

2 cups of oil to deep fry

water to mix into a soft dough

METHOD

  1.heat oil in a pan , fry chutney dal, urdu dal and red chillies for few minutes. When it cools make a powder in mixer.

2. Take rice flour in a wide bowl, add  1 table spoon oil, salt, , urdu dal , chutney dal and red chilli powder.  mix well.

3. Add water slowly to the mixture and bring it to a single soft mass. Heat the oil on medium heat for deep frying .

4.take a small portion of the dough and knead slightly. Take a lemon sized ball and roll a stick out of it. Use oil to smear your hands with, if itfeels sticky.

 5. Now close the rolled stick into a circle, to form a small sized bangle. Repeat the same with rest of the dough.

6.Deep Fry this circles in a hot oil by turning couple of times.

7. Remove from oil, and drain oil on a tissue paper and serve hot or cold.