Unbelievably Good Homemade Omapodi Or Sev

Ingredients

• 2 cups gram flour
• 1 cup rice flour
• salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons red chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon asafetida powder
• 2 teaspoons crushed thymol seeds (ajwain)
• 2 tablespoons melted ghee
• oil, to deep fry

Directions

1. 1

   In a large bowl, mix together the first six ingredients.

2. 2

   Add ghee.

3. 3

   Apply a little ghee on your palms and mix the mixture well so that it spreads evenly.

4. 4

   Add the required amount of water (about 1/2 cup) to this mixture so that it is thick and lumpy.

5. 5

   Take a squeezing mould and fix the plate for sev or omapodi on it (The plate has a number of tiny holes).

6. 6

   Heat oil in a wok till smoking point.

7. 7

   Reduce heat to medium.

8. 8

   Add a handful of the mixture into the mould.

9. 9

   Hold the mould over the hot oil.

10. 10

    Start squeezing in a circular mode till the mixture gets over.

11. 11

    Set aside the mould.

12. 12

    Turn the omapodi to the other side with a ladle.

13. 13

    When the omapodi turns golden in colour, remove from oil and allow it to drain on clean paper kitchen napkins.

14. 14

    Store in an airtight container for upto 2 weeks.