Saturday, May 22, 2010

Chegodilu (Rice flour Crunchy Snack)

This recipe is a favorite snack of our family that our mother prepared regularly.


Rice Flour - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Moong dal - 2 tbsp
Carom seeds(Ajwain) - 1tsp
Salt - to taste
Red Chilly powder - to taste





Preparation Method
1. Boil water in a deep vessel for 5 mins.
2. In a wide vessel mix rice flour, red chili powder and ajwain seeds and moong dal.
3. Add the boiling water and mix it thoroughly. Cover and keep aside for 5 mins
4. Gently knead the above mixture and make a soft dough.
5. Apply oil to hands,take small size balls of the dough. Roll the ball on any flat surface to form long strip. Press the ends to form a ring. Follow the same procedure for remaining dough.
6. Heat oil in a deep frying pan and slowly drop few rings into the oil and fry until golden brown.Repeat till all rings are done
7. Store these rings in air tight container.

Tips and Variations
  • Jeera can be used instead of ajwain
  • Sesame seeds can also be added
  • Lasts good for 10 days
About
This is Andhra's traditional crunchy snack


2 comments:

  1. So many sweet memories..........

    Mana vamshapaarampara food item idi.. ahhahahahha

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  2. I wish this were a 3D website and I could actually take them out to munch away :)Your blog is going great guns vadina :) keep going........

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