Thursday, April 18, 2013

Sorakaya Patties

All You Need:
  • Rice flour 3 cups
  • Grated sorakaya/ bottle gourd( without seeds) 1cup
  • Green chilli paste 2sps
  • Ginger garlic paste 1 1/2 sp
  • Chopped curry leaves 3sps
  • Chopped cilantro 1/2 cup
  • Sesame seeds 2sps
  • Cumin seeds 2sps
  • Salt to taste
  • Bicarbonate soda 1/4 sp
  • Oil for deep frying
The Recipe:
  • Grate sorakaya/ bottle gourd and add rice flour, salt, chopped curry leaves, cilantro, chilli paste, ginger garlic paste, soda, sesame and cumin seeds.
  • Mix them well and add little water at atime to make a dough.
  • Should not be too smooth, it has to be as ur chapathi dough.
  • Heat oil in pan and make small balls with this dough.
  • Take greased plastic sheet and place one ball on it and press gently with ur hands.
  • Grease ur hands too and press them very thinly and drop each of these into the oil.
  • Fry till golden brown and remove.
  • Should not fry too long or till crisp.
  • These appalu are not meant to be eaten crispy, have to be little soft.
  • These can be stored in air tight container for upto 10days.

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