Chow-Chow [mixture]

Ingredients

1. Bengal gram flour                2 cups
2. Rice flour                             2 tsp
3. Asafoetida                            1/4 tsp
4. Hot oil                                  1 tsp
5. Salt                                       1/2+1/2 tsp
6. Roasted gram                        1 cup
7. Groundnut seeds                   1 cup
8. Chilly powder                       1 tsp
9. Oil for frying

Method

For Sev

• Take 1 cup of bengal gram 1 tsp rice flour add hot oil,1/2 tsp salt, and sprinkle water.
• Knead as chapati dough.
• Using a multi holed disc in murukku maker.
• Squeeze directly into oil in a circular motion.
• Turn gently and fry until the spluttering sound stops.
• Remove and drain on a kitchen towel.

For Boondhi

• Sieve gram flour and rice flour add 1/2 tsp salt.
• Mix with enough water to a pouring consistency batter.
• Take a ladle which contains small holes.
• Keep the ladle over the hot oil in the left hand.
• Pour the batter on top of the laddle using the right hand.
• Tap the ladle with a spoon gently.
• Small drops fall in the oil and get fried.
• Turn over boondhis and fry till crisp.
• Drain excess oil in a colander.

Roasting ground nuts and Bengal gram

• Deep fry groundnuts in the same oil.
• Fry till golden brown. Drain in a colander.
• Fry roasted bengal gram in the same way.
• Drain oil from roasted gram. Add a little salt to both.
• Mix all the ingredients adding chilly powder.
• Serve hot.