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

How to Make Oomapodi

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