Deepavali Special - Thengalu

        Thengalu is a very traditional snack made with rice and urad dal. It is a must in every Brahmin household during Diwali festival and other important occasions..

Ingredients:

Urad dal - 1 cup

Rice - 4 cups

Cumin seeds - 2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 to 2 tsp

Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method:

First wash the urad dal and rice separately and dry them on a cloth for around 4 to 5 hours. They must dry in shade..

Once they are dry, roast them on low flame. Urad dal should be roasted till it is nice  golden in colour. Rice should be roasted for only 2 to 3 minutes till it becomes warm. 

Now grind both of them together into fine powder. Now take them in a large bowl and add cumin seeds , asafoetida and chilli powder. Mix it properly. 

Heat oil in a pan for frying. Once the oil is hot add around 2 tbsp of oil to the ground powder and mix well. Now take a thengalu making machine that is similar to the chakli machine. 

This generally has three holes on it. 

Now just take little powder and mix it will with water to form dough. Knead the dough properly. The more you knead the softer and crispier the thengalu are going to turn out. 

Do not mix the entire powder together. Once the dough is formed, place it in the thengalu maker and press. Once the thengalu comes out , put it in the hot oil and fry it on medium flame till they are nice and golden.

Store them in an air tight container and enjoy them with your evening tea.

Enjoy cooking !!