South Indian Mixture - Crunchy Savory Snack

Ingredients



(For Sev)

2 cups gram flour (kadalamavu / besan)

2 tbsp rice flour

salt & red chilli powder to taste



(For Boondi)

2 cups besan

salt & red chilli powder to taste



(Other ingredients)

1/2 cup pottu kadalai (split gram dal)

1/2 cup peanuts/groundnuts

1 cup aval / poha / flattened rice

2-3 sprigs of curry leaves



Oil for deep frying



Method



Heat oil (for deep frying) in a big pan.



For Sev





Mix together gram flour, rice flour, salt & chilli powder to for a dough. Place the dough into a murukku press with a disc with tiny holes. Squeeze into hot oil in a circular motion. Fry this till it is light golden & drain on a paper towel. Repeat this process with the rest of the dough



 For  Boondi









Mix together gram flour, salt & red chilli powder to make a thick batter. Ladle this batter onto a slotted spoon with tiny holes. Spread it slowly with another spoon so that small balls of batter fall into the hot oil. Fry this till crisp & golden. Repeat with the rest of the batter.



Now, fry the peanuts, gram dal , aval & curry leaves separately.





In a wide mouthed bowl, mix the sev, boondi, fried peanuts, gram dal, aval & curry leaves together adding some more salt & chilli powder.



After this mixture cools to room temperature, transfer & store in an airtight container.



Enjoy with tea.



This recipe is a part of the Let's Munch Event on Sharmilee's blog