| Main ingredients | Roasted peanuts, Roasted split gram, Rice flour, Gram flour, White sesame seeds, Curry leaves, Fresh coriander leaves, Red chilli powder, Cumin seeds, Ghee, Oil |
| Cuisine | Karnataka |
| Course | Snack |
| Prep time | 20-25 minutes |
| Cook time | 10-15 minutes |
| Serve | |
| Taste | Savoury |
| Level of cooking | Easy |
| Others | Vegetarian |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts
- 2 tablespoons roasted split gram (daaliya)
- 1 cup rice flour
- ½ cup gram flour (besan)
- 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons shredded curry leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoons ghee + for greasing
- Oil for deep frying
Method
- Put peanuts and roasted daliya in a mortar and coarsely crush with a pestle.
- Take rice flour in a parat, add gram flour, crushed peanut-daaliya mixture, white sesame seeds, curry leaves, coriander leaves, red chilli powder, cumin seeds, salt, ghee and 1¼ cups water and knead into a soft dough.
- Grease a small plastic sheet with some ghee, place a small portion of the dough and place it over the greased sheet and shape the dough into a small disc. Make more discs similarly.
- Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Gently slide in the small discs, a few at a time, and deep- fry till golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper and let them cool down completely.
- Arrange them in a serving plate and serve or store in an air tight container and serve as required.