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DISH NAME : KERALA MIXTURE
Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Cooking Time : 45 minutes
Description
Mixture is either sweet or savory snack. It is, as the name suggests a mix of different things fried seperately & assembled together. South indian mixtures are generally spicy, whereas North Indian mixtures are available in both spicy and sweet version.
Note
1) I have made both fried bengal gram powder noodles(sev/omapodi) and tiny crispy balls (boondi). Boondi or crispy balls can be omitted.
2) Also i have used peanuts, cashew and beaten rice flakes. You can omit any of the ingredients.
3) Chilli powder can be adjusted according to your tolerance level.
4) To make oma podi/sev a kitchen press is used. A kitchen press comes with different types of discs which has different shapes and is used to make different snacks. To make omapodi/ sev use the disc with a number of tiniest holes.
5) To make boondi, a spoon with perforated holes is used.
6) Bengal gram dal is vailable in raw and roasted form. Use the roasted one, skinless.
| Quantity | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Oma podi/sev | ||
| 0.5 Cup | Bengal gram flour | |
| 0.25 Cup | Rice flour | |
| 1 Tsp. | Chilli powder | |
| 1 Pinch | Asafoetida powder | |
| 0.25 Cup | Water (approximate) | |
| Boondi | ||
| 0.5 Cup | Bengal gram flour | |
| 0.25 Cup | Rice flour | |
| Salt to taste | ||
| 1 Tsp. | Chilli powder (optional) | |
| 1 Pinch | Asafoetida powder | |
| 0.75 Cup | Water (approximate) | |
| 1 Pinch | Baking soda / soda bicarbonate | |
| 0.25 Cup | Peanuts,raw | |
| 0.25 Cup | Cashew halves | |
| 0.25 Cup | Beaten rice flakes | |
| 0.25 Cup | Bengal gram dal,roasted, skinless | |
| 3 Sprigs | Curry leaves | |
| 12 No.s | Garlic cloves (optional) | |
| 2 Cups | Oil for frying | |
| 2 Tsp. | Chilli powder | |
| 1 Pinch | Asafoetida powder | |
| Oma podi/sev | ||
| Salt to taste | ||
Method
Keep all ingredients ready. Make dough for omapodi. Make boondi batter ready. Then start frying.Then make omapodi/sev and then boondi. the last step is mixing everything together.
To make sev:-
1) Sift both flours together.
2) Add salt, asafoetida and chilli powder.
3) Make a soft pliable dough by adding water. Add water little by little.
To make boondi:-
1) Make a fairly loose batter with all the ingredients. Do not add all the water at one go.
Frying:-
1) Heat oil.First fry peanuts, cashew, garlic, curry leaves and rice flakes, all seperately.
2) Add the omapodi dough into a kitchen press & press out noodles into the same hot oil. Press out in round discs. Flip to the other side and fry. When oil stops sizzling it is done.
3) Keep the perforated spoon over the hot oil and pour the batter on to the spoon, shaling slightly. Small balls of batter will fall into oil. When oil stops sizzling, boondi is fried , remove from oil.
4) Take a pan large enough to hold all the fried things. no need to light up the stove as the oil is hot enough.
5) Add about 2 tbsp. of hot oil (from the fried oil).
6) Add chilli powder and asafoetida. Immediately add all the fried ingredients and mix well.
7) Cool and then store in airtight bottles.
Serving Suggestions
Serve as a snack.