Gatti Pakodilu

Date: 2/20/2010
By Lakshmi Vemulapalli

Ingredients:

• 1 cup besan (gram flour)
• 3 cups rice flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Ajwain
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tbsp butter
• water
• oil for deep frying

Method:

• Heat oil in a wok for deep frying.
• In a mixing bowl add besan, rice flour, salt, and red chili powder.
• Scrunch the ajwain in your palms so that the aroma is released and add it to the mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.
• Add water a little bit at a time and mix well into a dough (it should be of cookie dough consistency)
• Melt the butter and add it to the dough and mix well.
• Fill the pakodi maker with the dough and press it into a circle directly into the hot oil.
• Let it cook for a couple of minutes and then turn it over.
• Cook for another minute or two until the pakodi is golden brown and then take it out onto a plate lined with paper napkin in order to drain the excess oil.
• Refill the pakodi maker and repeat the process until the dough is finished.
• Enjoy!