Cheeda

Description

 * Ethnicity - South Indian
 * Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

 * 5 cups rice flour
 * 1 cup fried white gram dal
 * 20 green chillies
 * ¼ tsp asafoetida powder
 * 1 tbsp sesame seeds (also known as white gingelly seeds)
 * 1½ tbsp butter
 * coconut milk to mix the flour
 * oil as required
 * salt to taste

Directions

 * 1) Grind green chillies, salt and asafoetida powder to a thick paste and mix it with the sieved flour.
 * 2) Knead the flour finely with butter, coconut milk and gingelly seeds.
 * 3) Make several small balls from the dough and spread it on a clean cloth for about 2 hours.
 * 4) Deep fry in oil.