Wednesday, October 14, 2009

OMPODI / PLAIN SEV | DIWALI SNACK RECIPES

            This is my family favourite snack,so made today as Deepavali snack! This is for my own reference and hope helps out who wants to try it out at home.

Ompodi-plain-sev

Ingredients:

Gram four/kadalai mavu 1 cup
Rice flour 1/2 cup
Butter(at room temperature) 1 tblsp
Hot oil 2-3 tblsp
Ajwain/Omam 1/8 cup
Salt As needed
Oil for deep frying

SEV-on shelf

Method:

  1. Dry roast omam,just till warm and powder it in the mixer.Then add 1/4 cup water and grind again .Filter this and keep aside.
  2. Sieve gram flour and rice flour together and add salt,butter,hot oil and the omam extract and mix well.
  3. Then add water as needed(careful,needs very less) and mix well,form a sticky dough.
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  4. Press through the ompodi/idiyappam press in heated oil(oil should be heated just right,i.e; if you add a pinch of dough it should raise up immediately,dont heat till oil fuming)
  5. Form a circle in the oil and make sure you don’t overlap.
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  6. Turn carefully immediately and cook till the bubbles ceases(takes very less time,less than a minute)
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  7. Drain in paper towel and repeat the process for rest of the dough.

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8. Keep in an air tight container after cooling down,tastes best from the next day :)

ompodi-recipe

Notes

  • If you find it difficult to press through, then sprinkle a little water to loosen the dough.

56 Stars(comments):

Sushma Mallya said...

i love this one..perfect snack..i had made this long back...Nice one raks...lovely clicks too

Shama Nagarajan said...

quick simple and yummy snack

jeyashrisuresh said...

my family's fav one too. but this time i didnt make this. but ur pictures make me very tempting to make this.Excellent clicks

Jaishree said...

I love this snack quick & simple snack. looks yummy& tempting... Nice click !

Kanchan said...

Nice step wise snaps,gives the thorough details !

jayasree said...

Great clicks.... Lovely color.

Lena Rashmin Raj said...

this is my all time fav..im a new comer to your blog...but i didn expect i will c my favorite snap wen i opened it for the first time.. :)

Nags said...

wow! i'd need to toughen up much more if i am to make traditional stuff like this :)

Sandhya Hariharan said...

Lovely..... Raks.
Most of the times we make it 4 our own reference.

Sush said...

this is the most versatile & everyone's fav snack. Pictures are gorgeous Raks

Rohini said...

One fav snack that never fails to lift our mood!! Perfect for Diwali!!
Lovely click, dear.. U made me yearn for some! :)

Prathibha said...

Lovely snack Raks..
I love to top any of my chaats with this generously....nice color too.

Aruna Manikandan said...

Ompodi Looks perfect!!!!!
One of my favorite snack and Lovely Clicks!!!!!11

shanthi said...

Looks perfect and a lovely snack

lata raja said...

Perfect for deepavali. I reverse the ratio of the flours, equally crisp. Your picture is as inviting as much as the dish. Happy deepavali to you and family.

Priya said...

My family's favourite, just now finished making out pottukadalai murukku, am planning to make out omapodi too, looks prefect Raks, awesome click..

Sanghi said...

Wow.. what a surprise, i made it today evening da.. Will post tomorrow.! Ur's looks perfect!:)

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

i love this... looks perfect.

Tina said...

Ohhhh this is my fav snack. Looks perfect..i love this.

Sangeetha Subhash said...

Wow, its good to discover your blog. All recipes are wonderful creation...Ompodi looks amazing !!I love it..My all time favorite always used to buy never tried!!now bookmarked it.Thanks for sharing..

prasu said...

I love this snack........Nice one Rak's.

DEESHA said...

that looks perfect

Preeti Kashyap said...

Perfect! Awesome click Raks!

Pari said...

Looking at all you guys I am wondering when will I start my preparations.the Sev looks yummy Raks.

Sailaja Damodaran said...

Crispy....nice one

Gulmohar said...

Good one Raks..Nice clicks too

Geetha Achal said...

superb...Me too Like it so much..

Suma Rajesh said...

wooo looks soo inviting..

Vidhya said...

Love Omapodi. I am thinking of making it too... REally tempting pictures

Cham said...

My son loves it, beautiful click!

n33ma said...

good click.This is one of my favs too.

rekhas kitchen said...

nice post and beautiful pic. asusual Raks. It's my hubby s fav. toolooks perfect.

Yasmeen said...

very festive:)

jayasri said...

hi raks, lovely clicks i missed doing this for krishnajayanthi, may be for diwali!!, looks absolutely stunning

forkbootsandapalette said...

it looks so simple when you do it..and such yumilicious pics..

sowmya.s said...

looks perfect..

Cilantro said...

Wish you and your family a Happy Deepavali! Omapodi looks great with the golden color. Lovely click as always.

Valarmathi said...

Wow just looks lovely and perfect.

Lavi said...

It has come out so crisp. Love this Raks.

Kitchen Flavours said...

Wow...my all time favourite munching snack....looks delectable...

A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine said...

Looks fantastic, your pictures are tempting to make it. But unfortunately my omapodi plate is missing, will have to do something else.

Soma said...

OMG!! what a snack:-) I wonder if this would last till "next day" in my home:-) .. I haven't been able to do anything for Diwali at home this year... what a state i am in:-(

Happy Diwali Raks to you & your family!

Soma
www.ecurry.com

Mythreyi Dilip said...

Perfect Ompodi, you are excellent cook dear!!!

Happy diwali to you and your family dear Rajeswari, may this diwali light up your life with prosperity and lots of happiness!!!

Mansi said...

wow, never really eaten this, but looks similar to the Gujju sev that we make:) thanks for the great attention to details!

btw, I'm back to blogging after my motherhood break, and hope you can find some time to make some goodies for my Sweet celebration event

Malar Gandhi said...

Looks so good, perfect for diwali, right. Advance diwali wishes.

LG said...

Happy Deepavali Raji. Ompodi looks grogeous :)

Geetha Achal said...

இனிய தீபாவளி நல்வாà®´்த்துகள்

Priyanka Navis said...

a very tempting click....wow it looks so yummy

my kitchen said...

My husband favorite snack.Looks perfect

Pavithra said...

Happy Diwali to you dear and perfect snack too. Looks sooooooooooo good and great click.

DK said...

I cant get enough of this! One of my all time fav!

DK
http://chefinyou.com

San!!! said...

It's like bird's nest,very attractive pic.You have got a lovely space.

Ramya Kiran said...

Have never tried this before, just had what my mom used to make. Yours looks great!

Akal's Saappadu said...

ompodi looks so crunchy munchy!!! good clicks!

Archy said...

love this snack.. looks so gud with tempting pics.. Whenever i tried, never came out gud.. shall try ur version soon!!

Mahi said...

wowww! am seeing this just now..lovely oma podi raji!
My murukku achchu has large wholes...when I make this,feeling like we are eating murukku.wish I had your oma podi press!:)

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