Saturday, May 14, 2011

Ribbon Pakoda

A savoury snack that is perfect for any mood or occassion, ribbon pakada also called as nada pakoda is a very easy to make crispy treat. You can have fun with the dough by adding ingredients that suit your taste-buds ! I have been running incredibly busy from the last couple of weeks, am very happy that a few posts that are lying in my draft section for so long will be seeing the light of the day ! 




What goes:
  • Gram Flour (Besan) - 1 cup
  • Rice Flour - 1 cup
  • Sesame Seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Red chilli Powder - to taste
  • Asafoetida - to taste
  • Salt - to taste
  • Water - as required
  • Oil - for frying & a little for kneading the dough
Accessories for the snack:-
  • Murukku Press
  • Ribbon Pakoda Mold

How:-

In a deep bottomed pan let the oil heat up well. In the meanwhile ,mix the flours with the chilli powder,salt,asafoetida and the sesame seeds. Blend well with a little hot oil and add enough water to knead it in to a fine dough.
Load a small quantity of the dough in to the murukku press with the ribbon pakoda mold and press them in to the hot oil, let it fry crisp for a few minutes and then turn them over. 




Drain on on absorbent paper and store in a dry container.Repeat for the rest of the dough.



Enjoy over a cuppa steaming beverage or if you are like me anytime !

34 comments:

  1. i love this snack! In fact its high time i made some :) will try ur version this time :)

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  2. Love to have this snack with tea... Nice ones...

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  3. Love to munch these with my evening cup...it's always welcome in my family.

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  4. A very yummy snack!!! Love it anytime!!!

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  5. I make them when i need some hand exercise, love them at anytime.

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  6. I love these pakodas..lovely at tea time!

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  7. I love this snack..ippave deepavali vandha madhiri irukku...

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  8. Nice and crunchy snack Priya....I used to help mom with these type of snacks...this brought back some lovely memories.......have to buy this murukku press in my next India visit!! :)

    Ankita
    http://eat-hearty.blogspot.com/

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  9. A perfect snack to munch with tea..great version
    Tasty Appetite

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  10. Yummy snack! I thought blogger helped to get rid of these widgets, but i see you still have them!

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  11. Loved the ribbon pakoras look so crispy and crunchy. Excellent snack.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  12. Perfect and crunchy snack to munch with...


    http://treatntrick.blogspot.com

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  13. I was planning to make some last week. So great with tea I guess.

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  14. Hubby's favorite. I have some awards waiting for you at my blog .. do stop by and collect them.

    Vardhini
    VardhinisKitchen

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  15. Wow... Wonderful ribbon pakoda... Looks very appetizing :-)

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  16. wonderful snack- my all time fav- looks cool buddy!

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  17. Crunchy pakodas tempts me a lot,feel like munching some..

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  18. Yummy snack to munch on.Love it.

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  19. krspy....krspy...chai snack
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    Deepthi

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  20. Lovely snack.. grandma makes this with green chilli paste.. yumm yumm..

    http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com

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  21. wow ribbon pakoda looks so crispy and very inviting !!

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  22. yummy crunch snack! We are making it for a pooja end of the month :)

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  23. So perfect n crunchy ~ wish i lived next door, my kiddo would have grabbed them too :)
    US Masala

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  24. My favorite childhood munchies.Pakodas looks so crispy and crunchy.

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  25. This sounds wonderful.I cant wait to try this.

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  26. Crunchy and tasty snack, came out perfect.

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  27. i can never in my life can make them! looks fantastic!

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  28. This got me thinking how I used to finish the entire bag of store bought pakodas in one sitting. Homemade pakodas are unbeatable!

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