Kodubale

People have been happily cooking and baking during the Covid-19 lockdown, I also tried an age old snack - Kodubale a traditional snack from Karnataka. It is a spicy, crispy snack dish that can be done as your monsoon snack

Ingredients:

·         2 Cups of Rice flour

·         3/4 cup of desiccated coconut

·         2 cups of Fried gram(Putani)

·         10 nos of byadgi chilli

·         10 nos of Guntur chilli
* Both byadgi and Guntur chilies depending on how spicy you want it!

·         Pinch of hing

·         Salt to taste

·         Choice of Oil for deep frying, We use sunflower oil.

Method:-

·         Add fried gram, chilies, coconut. and salt to a mixer jar and make fine paste of it.

·         Take a large bowl and mix the paste with rice flour and knead to make smooth firm dough.

·         Add just a small quantity water only if required to make the dough.

·         Divide and shape the dough into small sized balls.

·         Using the palm of your hands rub and roll to make a half inch thick and yet thin long roll.

·         Cut the roll in small strips and join the ends to form a circle.

·         Prepare the oil for deep frying; drop the circles one by one slowly so that it does not break and deep fry on medium heat until it is browned and cooked.

·         Keep the heat on low to medium to it get cooked from the inside as well

·         Store it in air tight container and enjoy it during evening snacks with coffee or tea!