Kerala Spicy Mixture

September 29, 2020

Kerala Spicy Mixture

Kerala Spicy Mixture is a deep fried crispy snack made from besan flour along with some spice powders , hing, freshly fried curry leaves, peanuts. It is an evening snack that can be prepared ahead of time in large quantities and stored in air tight containers. Also a best option for those who love munching spicy snacks.

Ingredients

For Sev and bhoondi

Besan/Kadalamavu - 21/2 cup
Rice Flour - 3tbsp
Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Asafoetida Powder/Hing - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as needed
Water - As Required to make dough

Other Ingredients

Peanuts -1/2 cup
Roasted split Chana Dal (Pottukadala) - 1/4 cup
Dried Red Chilli - 3
Fresh Curry Leaves - 4 spring
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Asafoetida Powder/Hing - 1/4 tsp
Salt - To Taste
Oil - For Frying

Method

Mix ingredients numbered 1 to 6 well. Take half cup of the mixed powder and keep aside
In the remaining 2 cup of the dry ingredient mixture add enough water so as to make a smooth tight dough. This is for making the sev of mixture.
In the remaining 1/2 cup add enough water and make a loose paste. This is for making boondi
In an idiyappam maker/String hopper , fill the dough.
In a heated wok/Kadai add enough oil.
Rotate the sev maker and and drop the sev into hot oil.
When one side is light brown flip the other side and fry ( 2 mins). Drain and keep aside.
Repeat the same procedure in 4 - 5 batches until all the sev is fried.
In the same oil, pour the besan paste for boondhi through a perforated spatula and fry the boondis. Drain and keep aside
In the remaining oil , fry the peanuts, roasted chana dal, curry leaves and dried red chilli one by one. Drain well and keep separate.
Take a large bowl. Break the sev to small pieces.
Add fried boondis, roasted peanuts, curry leaves, red chilli, roasted chana dal, chilli powder, salt and hing and mix well. You can increase or decrease the quantity of powders to your taste.
When cooled store well in an airtight containers.