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    Home » Recipes » Snacks

    Omapodi recipe | Plain sev | Diwali snack recipes

    October 14, 2009 by Raks Anand 65 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    omapodi-recipe

    Omapodi recipe, made with kadalai mavu (Gram flour/ besan), rice flour and omam (Ajwain/ caraway seeds) as main ingredients. Full video, step by step photos.

    Some people make with just purely besan, but I make this way as I follow my MIL's omapodi recipe. This is my family favorite snack, so made today as Deepavali snack. This is for my own reference and hope helps out who wants to try it out at home. Check out my aloo bhujiya post.

    This is so easy if you make the dough consistency right. You can choose the size of the sev / Omapodi as your need - super fine or medium fine. Both ways its delicious and kids would love this very much. We can use this same sev for chaat recipes too! I use screw type press for making it easy to squeeze if I am making just for Aj for his snacks. The screw type has very slightly larger holes comparatively, which makes it easy for him to pick and eat too.Sev-recipe

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    Omapodi recipe

    Omapodi is made with kadalai mavu (Gram flour/ besan), rice flour and omam (Ajwain/ caraway seeds) as main ingredients. Full video, step by step photos.
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings 2 cups
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Besan/ kadalai mavu
    • ½ cup Rice flour
    • 1 tablespoon Butter at room temperature
    • 2 tablespoon Hot oil
    • 2 tablespoon Ajwain/ Omam/ caraway seeds
    • Salt
    • Oil - for deep frying
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    Instructions

    • Dry roast omam,just till warm and powder it in the mixer.Then add ¼ cup water and grind again .Filter this and keep aside. (You can wash, soak for an hour and grind too).
    • Sieve gram flour and rice flour together and add salt,butter,hot oil and the omam extract and mix well.
    • Then add water as needed(careful,needs very less) and mix well,form a sticky dough.
    • Press through the ompodi/idiyappam press in heated oil(oil should be heated just right,i.e; if you add a pinch of dough it should raise up immediately,dont heat till oil fuming)
    • Form a circle in the oil and make sure you don’t overlap.
    • Turn carefully immediately and cook till the bubbles ceases(takes very less time,less than a minute)
    • Drain in paper towel and repeat the process for rest of the dough.

    Video

    Notes

    • If you find it difficult to press through, then sprinkle a little water to loosen the dough.
    • In case dough is getting dissolved in oil, then too much fat (butter & Oil) in the dough or excess water in the dough. Add more flour to trouble shoot. Also make sure to have the oil temperature hot while squeezing.
    • I have updated the post with video, in that, I have used larger sized hole oma podi mold plate. 
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    Omapodi method:

    1. Dry roast omam, just to heat it up to ensure easy powdering.
      roast omam
    2. Do not change the flavour. Just it should turn crisp.
      Roasted omam
    3. Cool down and take it in a mixer.
      powder
    4. Grind as fine as possible.
      powdered
    5. Then add ¼ cup water and grind again.
    6. Filter this and keep aside.
      filterfiltered
    7. Some omam have too much impurities, for those type, you can follow wash, soak and grind method.
    8. Sieve gram flour and rice flour together and add salt,butter,hot oil and the omam extract and mix well.
      gram flour
    9. Then add water as needed(careful,needs very less) and mix well,form a sticky dough.
      dough
    10. Press through the ompodi/idiyappam press in heated oil(oil should be heated just right,i.e; if you add a pinch of dough it should raise up immediately,dont heat till oil fuming)
    11. Form a circle in the oil and make sure you don’t overlap.
      omapodi fry
    12. Turn carefully immediately and cook till the bubbles ceases(takes very less time,less than a minute)
      omapodi fried
    13. Drain in paper towel and repeat the process for rest of the dough.
      omapodi ready

    Keep in an air tight container after cooling down, tastes best from the next day 🙂
    Omapodi-plain-sev

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Sushma Mallya

      October 14, 2009 at 8:11 am

      i love this one..perfect snack..i had made this long back...Nice one raks...lovely clicks too

      Reply
    2. Shama Nagarajan

      October 14, 2009 at 8:29 am

      quick simple and yummy snack

      Reply
    3. jeyashrisuresh

      October 14, 2009 at 8:29 am

      my family's fav one too. but this time i didnt make this. but ur pictures make me very tempting to make this.Excellent clicks

      Reply
    4. Jaishree

      October 14, 2009 at 8:49 am

      I love this snack quick & simple snack. looks yummy& tempting... Nice click !

      Reply
    5. Kanchan

      October 14, 2009 at 9:04 am

      Nice step wise snaps,gives the thorough details !

      Reply
    6. jayasree

      October 14, 2009 at 9:27 am

      Great clicks.... Lovely color.

      Reply
    7. Lena Rashmin Raj

      October 14, 2009 at 9:36 am

      this is my all time fav..im a new comer to your blog...but i didn expect i will c my favorite snap wen i opened it for the first time.. 🙂

      Reply
    8. Nags

      October 14, 2009 at 9:40 am

      wow! i'd need to toughen up much more if i am to make traditional stuff like this 🙂

      Reply
    9. Sandhya Hariharan

      October 14, 2009 at 9:48 am

      Lovely..... Raks.
      Most of the times we make it 4 our own reference.

      Reply
    10. Sush

      October 14, 2009 at 9:50 am

      this is the most versatile & everyone's fav snack. Pictures are gorgeous Raks

      Reply
    11. Rohini

      October 14, 2009 at 10:08 am

      One fav snack that never fails to lift our mood!! Perfect for Diwali!!
      Lovely click, dear.. U made me yearn for some! 🙂

      Reply
    12. Prathibha

      October 14, 2009 at 10:22 am

      Lovely snack Raks..
      I love to top any of my chaats with this generously....nice color too.

      Reply
    13. Aruna Manikandan

      October 14, 2009 at 10:36 am

      Ompodi Looks perfect!!!!!
      One of my favorite snack and Lovely Clicks!!!!!11

      Reply
    14. shanthi

      October 14, 2009 at 11:11 am

      Looks perfect and a lovely snack

      Reply
    15. lata raja

      October 14, 2009 at 11:19 am

      Perfect for deepavali. I reverse the ratio of the flours, equally crisp. Your picture is as inviting as much as the dish. Happy deepavali to you and family.

      Reply
    16. Priya

      October 14, 2009 at 11:53 am

      My family's favourite, just now finished making out pottukadalai murukku, am planning to make out omapodi too, looks prefect Raks, awesome click..

      Reply
    17. Sanghi

      October 14, 2009 at 12:22 pm

      Wow.. what a surprise, i made it today evening da.. Will post tomorrow.! Ur's looks perfect!:)

      Reply
    18. Home Cooked Oriya Food

      October 14, 2009 at 12:25 pm

      i love this... looks perfect.

      Reply
    19. Tina

      October 14, 2009 at 12:58 pm

      Ohhhh this is my fav snack. Looks perfect..i love this.

      Reply
    20. Sangeetha Subhash

      October 14, 2009 at 12:59 pm

      Wow, its good to discover your blog. All recipes are wonderful creation...Ompodi looks amazing !!I love it..My all time favorite always used to buy never tried!!now bookmarked it.Thanks for sharing..

      Reply
    21. prasu

      October 14, 2009 at 1:11 pm

      I love this snack........Nice one Rak's.

      Reply
    22. DEESHA

      October 14, 2009 at 1:45 pm

      that looks perfect

      Reply
    23. Preeti Kashyap

      October 14, 2009 at 1:48 pm

      Perfect! Awesome click Raks!

      Reply
    24. Pari

      October 14, 2009 at 2:36 pm

      Looking at all you guys I am wondering when will I start my preparations.the Sev looks yummy Raks.

      Reply
    25. Sailaja Damodaran

      October 14, 2009 at 2:48 pm

      Crispy....nice one

      Reply
    26. Gulmohar

      October 14, 2009 at 2:51 pm

      Good one Raks..Nice clicks too

      Reply
    27. Geetha Achal

      October 14, 2009 at 3:20 pm

      superb...Me too Like it so much..

      Reply
    28. Suma Rajesh

      October 14, 2009 at 3:46 pm

      wooo looks soo inviting..

      Reply
    29. Vidhya

      October 14, 2009 at 4:04 pm

      Love Omapodi. I am thinking of making it too... REally tempting pictures

      Reply
    30. Cham

      October 14, 2009 at 4:45 pm

      My son loves it, beautiful click!

      Reply
    31. n33ma

      October 14, 2009 at 4:46 pm

      good click.This is one of my favs too.

      Reply
    32. rekhas kitchen

      October 14, 2009 at 5:33 pm

      nice post and beautiful pic. asusual Raks. It's my hubby s fav. toolooks perfect.

      Reply
    33. Yasmeen

      October 14, 2009 at 6:15 pm

      very festive:)

      Reply
    34. jayasri

      October 14, 2009 at 10:52 pm

      hi raks, lovely clicks i missed doing this for krishnajayanthi, may be for diwali!!, looks absolutely stunning

      Reply
    35. Anonymous

      October 15, 2009 at 2:14 am

      it looks so simple when you do it..and such yumilicious pics..

      Reply
    36. sowmya.s

      October 15, 2009 at 2:59 am

      looks perfect..

      Reply
    37. Cilantro

      October 15, 2009 at 3:43 am

      Wish you and your family a Happy Deepavali! Omapodi looks great with the golden color. Lovely click as always.

      Reply
    38. Valarmathi

      October 15, 2009 at 4:17 am

      Wow just looks lovely and perfect.

      Reply
    39. Lavi

      October 15, 2009 at 7:47 am

      It has come out so crisp. Love this Raks.

      Reply
    40. Kitchen Flavours

      October 15, 2009 at 2:38 pm

      Wow...my all time favourite munching snack....looks delectable...

      Reply
    41. A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine

      October 15, 2009 at 3:05 pm

      Looks fantastic, your pictures are tempting to make it. But unfortunately my omapodi plate is missing, will have to do something else.

      Reply
    42. Soma

      October 15, 2009 at 3:08 pm

      OMG!! what a snack:-) I wonder if this would last till "next day" in my home:-) .. I haven't been able to do anything for Diwali at home this year... what a state i am in:-(

      Happy Diwali Raks to you & your family!

      Soma
      http://www.ecurry.com

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    43. Mythreyi Dilip

      October 15, 2009 at 5:12 pm

      Perfect Ompodi, you are excellent cook dear!!!

      Happy diwali to you and your family dear Rajeswari, may this diwali light up your life with prosperity and lots of happiness!!!

      Reply
    44. Mansi

      October 15, 2009 at 11:06 pm

      wow, never really eaten this, but looks similar to the Gujju sev that we make:) thanks for the great attention to details!

      btw, I'm back to blogging after my motherhood break, and hope you can find some time to make some goodies for my Sweet celebration event

      Reply
    45. Malar Gandhi

      October 16, 2009 at 12:06 am

      Looks so good, perfect for diwali, right. Advance diwali wishes.

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    46. LG

      October 16, 2009 at 2:18 am

      Happy Deepavali Raji. Ompodi looks grogeous 🙂

      Reply
    47. Geetha Achal

      October 16, 2009 at 3:08 am

      இனிய தீபாவளி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்

      Reply
    48. Priyanka Navis

      October 16, 2009 at 4:01 am

      a very tempting click....wow it looks so yummy

      Reply
    49. my kitchen

      October 16, 2009 at 10:52 am

      My husband favorite snack.Looks perfect

      Reply
    50. Pavithra

      October 18, 2009 at 6:47 pm

      Happy Diwali to you dear and perfect snack too. Looks sooooooooooo good and great click.

      Reply
    51. DK

      October 20, 2009 at 6:03 am

      I cant get enough of this! One of my all time fav!

      DK
      http://chefinyou.com

      Reply
    52. San!!!

      October 20, 2009 at 8:19 pm

      It's like bird's nest,very attractive pic.You have got a lovely space.

      Reply
    53. Ramya Kiran

      October 21, 2009 at 9:22 pm

      Have never tried this before, just had what my mom used to make. Yours looks great!

      Reply
    54. Akal's Saappadu

      October 22, 2009 at 10:47 pm

      ompodi looks so crunchy munchy!!! good clicks!

      Reply
    55. Archy

      October 23, 2009 at 4:06 pm

      love this snack.. looks so gud with tempting pics.. Whenever i tried, never came out gud.. shall try ur version soon!!

      Reply
    56. Mahi

      October 13, 2010 at 4:24 am

      wowww! am seeing this just now..lovely oma podi raji!
      My murukku achchu has large wholes...when I make this,feeling like we are eating murukku.wish I had your oma podi press!:)

      Reply
    57. Sharmila

      November 01, 2013 at 10:56 am

      Hi .... Cing ur site from many days... today i tried this sev ... this came out reallly wonderful... i'm very much happy... Thankq for these wonderful recipes.. will try some recipes of urs soon

      Reply
    58. pooja Srivastava

      November 03, 2013 at 2:57 am

      is it necessary to add rice flour?

      Reply
    59. archana

      November 06, 2014 at 10:19 pm

      Nice!!

      Reply
    60. Sumathi Ganesh

      November 21, 2014 at 7:46 am

      Tried yr recipe.It came out well.thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes.

      Reply
    61. alamu ayyappan

      October 19, 2016 at 2:35 pm

      Hi I tried it .. Taste n crispy was too good but absorbs more oil n also hard to press

      Reply
    62. Sredevi

      October 18, 2019 at 12:56 pm

      I am your follower,gets good feedback by following your recipes,thank u very much,tried om Podi as Diwali snacks, and came out well.

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        October 18, 2019 at 6:40 pm

        Thank you so much 🙂

        Reply
    63. Lalitha Rajendran

      November 08, 2020 at 3:06 pm

      5 stars
      All your recipe are brilliant and dishes comes out perfect!! I have a query.. this ommapudi maavu can I store in the fridge and use later ?

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        November 08, 2020 at 3:37 pm

        Thanks a lot 🙂 Please dont refrigerate, use up immediately, it will turn reddish if the dough is stored and used.

        Reply

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