Omapodi | Besan Sev | Ompodi

Omapodi / Besan Sev is a crispy crunchy delicious and traditional Indian snack variety made with Bengal gram dal flour or besan. The speciality of this recipe is the flavour of Ajwain (Omam in Tamil) which infused into the sev,hence it is called omapodi. Keep in mind the amount of Ajwain you are adding, it should not be added too much as it overpowers the taste and make the omapodi bitter. Moreover the consistency of the dough is very important it should neither be hard or too soft. Check out how to make traditional omapodi recipe below.

Ingredients

Bengal gram flour(besan flour)-1 cup
Rice flour -1/2 cup
Oman(ajwain)-1 tbsp
Asafoetida- a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method

👉Soak ajwain (omam) in water for 10 mins.

(You can either add the omam water only after straining the ajwain or you can grind the omam and add the paste).
👉First sieve Bengal gram flour,rice flour and salt into a bowl/plate.
👉Add asafoetida,omam paste or omam water to the flour and add water little by little and make a dough(neither too hard nor too soft).





👉Grease the murukku maker with oil.use omapodi aachu/disc in it.





👉Fill it with required amount of dough.


👉Heat oil and press the dough directly into the oil in circles just like making idiyappam.
👉Flip it and cook it until nice golden colour is reached and till the oil stops bubbling.


👉Remove from fire and drain excess oil in a absorbent paper.


👉After cooling crush it in to small pieces.store in an airtight container.

Preparation Time -30 mins