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Kudu bale [Snacks]

Kudu bale [Snacks]

About:

This is a famous snack of Karnataka!

Ingredients:

  • Rice flour - 2 cups
  • Maida - 1/2 cup
  • Wheat flour - 1/2 cup
  • Pottu kadalai or chutney Dal (Hurigadale)- 1/2 cup
  • Desiccated dry coconut (Kopra) - 1/2 cup
  • Ghee - 1 table spoon
  • HING - 1/4 teaspoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
  • Oil - 2 cups for deep frying

How to prepare?

  • Grind the Pottu kadalai and Kopra to a fine powder.

  • Lightly roast the wheat flour and Maida together on a low flame till it turns light golden.

  • In a large bowl mix the rice flour, ground Pottu kadalai and the roasted flours.

  • Add ghee, salt, HING chilly powder and water and knead to thick dough.

  • Heat oil in a Kadai on a medium flame.

  • Take a little dough and shape into rings (Thickness of a pencil)

  • Fry a few rings at a time on low to medium flame, stirring occasionally.

  • When the sound subsides, drain and take out on a kitchen paper.

  • Store in air tight containers.

Tips

  • The oil should be on medium heat while dropping the rings and reduced to low till it gets cooked.

How to Serve?

Serve with tomato sauce.

Health statement:

Rice flour is a very good source of carbohydrate. Whole wheat is a very good source of dietary fiber and manganese, and is a good source of magnesium.