Ingredients:
Rice flour : 1 cup
Besan/Gram flour : 2 cup
Red chilli powder : 1 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida : 1/2 tsp
Melted Butter : 1 1/2 Tbsp
Water : 11/2 cup
Oil and Curry leaves fried for garnishing
Method
In a mixing bowl, add the rice flour, gram flour/besan, salt,butter and red chilli powder and mix well
Combine well and knead this into smooth dough by adding water little by little.
Meanwhile heat oil in a deep frying pan. When hot check by adding a piece of the dough, if it comes to the surface promptly, oil is hot enough.
Fill the seva/idiyappam mould with the dough after putting the narrow slit disc/ ribbon pakoda disc in it.
Press the the dough to hot oil in circular motion, Fry until, it gets a golden color and drain the excess oil onto a paper towel .
Just before switch off the heat, slowly slide in some curry leaves into the hot oil, Drain them too and mix with the pakoda
Store in airtight containers and Enjoy!
Usha's Kitchen 