Ribbon Pakkavada

Ribbon Pakoda Recipe  - Kerala Pakkavada Recipe

Ingredients:
Roasted Rice flour : 1/2 cup
Besan/Gram flour : 2 cup
Red chilli powder : 1 1/2 tsp or to your spice level
Asafoetida : 1/2 tsp
Melted Butter : 1 1/2 Tbsp
Curry leaves fried for garnishing
Water : 11/2 cup (approx)
Oil for frying
How to make Ribbon Pakoda - Kerala Pakkavada :

1. In a mixing bowl, sift and add the rice flour, gram flour/besan, salt and red chilly powder. Mix well and drizzle melted butter.
2. Combine well and knead this into smooth dough by adding water little by little. (Note : It may stick to your hands at first but the butter will help to get smooth dough as you progress with kneading. The consistency that is little bit looser than chappathi dough.) Set aside.
3 .Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
4. Fill the seva/idiyappam mould with the dough after putting the narrow slit disc/ pakkavada/ribbon pakoda disc in it.
5. Press the the dough to hot oil in circular motion, Fry until, it gets a golden color and drain the excess oil into paper towel and let cool completely.
6. Just before switch off the heat, slowly slide in some curry leaves into the hot oil. Drain them too and mix with the pakkavada.
7.  Serve and enjoy with hot cup of tea in the evening or store in airtight containers and Enjoy!