Janthikalu

Ingredients:

• Urad dal---1cup


• Rice flour---3 cups


• Ajwain(carom seeds or carom seeds)---1/4 tsp
• Butter---2tbs


• Sesame seeds---3tsp


• Chilly powder---2tsp(adjust to taste)


• Salt---1tsp(adjust to taste)


• Water---2cups


• Oil---for deep frying

Preparation:

• Pressure cook 1 cup of urad dal with 2 cups of water for 3 whistles, and cook in sim for 10 min.


• Once removing from the cooker, mash the urad dal with laddle into a fine paste.


• Add salt, butter, chilly powder, ajwain, sesame seeds to the paste. Mix properly...


• Add the 3 cups rice flour in little amoounts and keep mixing it to dough.


• Knead the dough for few min.


• Put the oil on stove for deep frying.


• Once the oil is hot enough for deep frying, put small portion of dough in the press, and press the dough in the oil to form the shape.


• Fry till golden yellow colour. Remove, drain the excess oil using tissue paper.


• Once cooled store them in a air tight container.