Traditional Ribbon Pakoda
Also known as Easy Ribbon Pakoda, Easy Murukku, Festival Ribbon Pakoda · Veg · Snacks & Starters
Good for: Diwali, Party, Rainy Day
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Ribbon pakoda from rice flour, besan and ground roasted gram with butter, pressed into hot oil. Mild Tamil Nadu snack, serves 5, 20 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
10 itemsAsafoetida1 pinch
SaltTo Taste
Red Chilli Powder1 tsp
Roasted Gram½ cup
Rice Flour1 cup
Besan Flour½ cup
Butter1 tbsp
WaterAs Needed
Sunflower OilAs Needed
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 5. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 248kcal | 1240kcal |
| Protein | 7.8g | 39g |
| Carbohydrate | 33g | 166g |
| Fat | 9.3g | 47g |
| Fibre | 4.2g | 21g |
| Sugar | 1.6g | 8g |
Cookd masalas for besan flour
Method
- 1
Grind Roasted gram to make roasted gram flour
Roasted Gram
- 2
In a mixing bowl, add rice flour, besan flour, roasted gram flour, Asafoetida, Salt, Chilli Powder, Butter.
AsafoetidaSaltRed Chilli PowderRice FlourBesan FlourButter
- 3
Add a few sprinkles of water at a time and knead this into a dough.
Water
- 4
Place this dough into a Murukku maker with Ribbon Pakoda nozzle
Sunflower Oil
- 5
Heat oil in a deep frying pan, once the oil is hot, squeeze the dough from the Murukku maker directly into the oil.
Sunflower Oil
- 6
Deep fry the Ribbon Pakoda on low heat. Store this in an airtight container and serve it as a snack.
Before you start
- How long does Traditional Ribbon Pakoda take?
- 20 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Traditional Ribbon Pakoda serve?
- 5. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Traditional Ribbon Pakoda vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Traditional Ribbon Pakoda spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Traditional Ribbon Pakoda?
- ½ cup Besan Flour, 1 cup Rice Flour, 1 tbsp Butter, ½ cup Roasted Gram, 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder, As Needed Sunflower Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Traditional Ribbon Pakoda?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Traditional Ribbon Pakoda?
- About 248 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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