Ingredients:

• 3 cups – besan
• 1 cup – Rice powder
• 1.5 tsp – chilli powder
• a pinch – Asafoetida (hing)
• salt to taste
• oil for frying
• special vessel you need: presser used for chiwda

Method:

1. Mix the besan, rice powder, chilli powder, salt and asafoetida with water to make a dough (similar to that of chapatti dough).
2. Make a ball and put in mould.
3. In a kadai, heat oil. When it is hot enough, pipe the oomapodi into the oil.
4. Fry them till golden brown and take them out.
5. Serve hot with tea or coffee.

Recipe courtesy of Rajashri