Kodubale/Kodbale/Savory Crunchy Rice Rings - Indian Cooking Challenge-November

For this month of ICC Srivalli chose,popular Karanataka special crunchy snack Kodubale.She has given  two recipes to make this snack,one is from Veggie Platter of Suma and another one from The Yum Blog of Lata.I followed the Lata's recipe with the rice flour and all purpose flour,wheat flour.Since the recipe has dry coconut,the kodubale is so flavorful and tastes it is made with coconut oil.Now off to the recipe..................  

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Rice flour	1cup
Wheat flour	1/4cup
Maida/All purpose flour	1/4cup
Roasted gram dhal/pottukadalai	1/4cup
Dry coconut/koparai	1/4cup
Ghee/nei	1tbs
Red chilly powder	1tsp
Asafoetida	1/8tsp
Salt	to taste
Oil	for frying

Method

Grind the roasted gram dhal and dry coconut to a fine powder and keep it aside. Dry roast the all purpose flour and wheat flour in a medium flame till a nice aroma comes out.In a bowl put all the flour,powdered dhal,red chilly powder,asafoetida,salt and ghee,mix it well.

Add water and make a soft dough.Now take a small gooseberry sized ball and roll into a thin rope on a flat board.Join the edges and make a ring.

Keep the rings on a plate,fry 5-6 rings at a time it in the oil in a medium flame till the the sizzling sound ceases.Drain it on a kitchen paper.

Store it on a air tight container.

 Enjoy.....................................

• The rings may not be crispy when it is hot,upon cooling it will be crispy. 
• Do not keep the made rings for a long time otherwise it will crack. 
• Fry it in a medium flame to get a nice color and crispy Kodubale. 
• The thickness should be a pencil thick,if it is too thick it may not be crispy.