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Ribbon pakoda recipe | Ola pakoda | Easy Diwali snacks

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ribbon-pakoda-recipeRibbon pakoda recipe, full video, step by step photos recipe. A traditional snack prepared for Deepavali, gives so much volume, perfect for gifting.

I am trying ribbon pakoda for the first time. Now a days my kiddo wants to munch something right after he come back from school, so in spite of giving him the store bought chips or some other junk food, I try to make some dry snacks and keep it for a week. He too enjoys all these home made snacks. Check out my garlic murukku.

I also make this if I have my in-laws here for stay. This is so handy for snack time when we have guests at home too. I love the store bought ribbon pakoda, it is very different from homemade ones. Homemade have a distinct flavour too, which nothing can match. We cant compare these. Mom makes it with more of besan and less rice flour. I make it with equal proportions. I wish to try the besan more version too.
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Ribbon pakoda recipe

Ribbon pakoda recipe, full video, step by step photos recipe. A traditional snack prepared for Deepavali, gives so much volume, perfect for gifting.
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Cup measurements

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rice flour or idiyappam flour
  • 1 cup Gram flour/Kadala maavu
  • 3/4 tsp Pepper powder coarse
  • 1 tbsp Butter melted or soft
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida powder
  • Salt & water As needed
  • Oil For deep frying

Instructions

  • take rice flour,gram flour,pepper powder,butter(softened),oil,asafoetida,salt in a bowl, mix well.
  • Then add water little by little to make a stiff,non-sticky,dough.
  • Apparently heat oil in a kadai.Fill the murukku press with the prepared dough, with the ribbon pakoda plate.
  • Press the dough in hot oil in a circular way to form a single layer. Dont layer so much,just one layer to ensure even and quick cooking.
  • When the bubbles reduces,flip the pakoda and cook again till the bubbles ceases and the ‘shhh’ sound  reduces.
  • Drain it in the paper towel,after cooled down store in airtight container to enjoy these crisp flavourful pakodas

Video

Notes

  • I Added pepper powder as I like the pepper flavour and I wanted the pakoda to be more on whiter side.
  • You can replace the pepper powder with 3/4 tsp red chilli powder and 1/8 tsp turmeric.
  • Make sure the pepper powder is fine enough to get through the press holes. Sometimes if its grainy, then it gets stuck in the hole.

Ribbon pakoda Method:

  1. Take rice flour,gram flour,pepper powder,butter(softened),oil,asafoetida,salt in a bowl, mix well.
    Ingredients
  2. Then add water little by little to make a stiff,non-sticky,dough.
    Dough
  3. Heat oil in a kadai. Fill the murukku press with the prepared dough, with the ribbon pakoda plate.
    Ola pakoda plate
  4. Press the dough in hot oil in a circular way to form a single layer. Dont layer so much,just one layer to ensure even and quick cooking.
    in oil
  5. When the bubbles reduces,flip the pakoda and cook again till the bubbles ceases and the ‘shhh’ sound  reduces. Drain it in the paper towel,after cooled down store in airtight container to enjoy these crisp flavourful pakodas.
    Drain in kitchen towel

The flavor of this snack is more the next day, I loved the pepper flavor the best in it! Keeps good for 2 weeks when stored in airtight container.
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  9. jeyashrisuresh

    my son's fav one. Adding pepper powder is very new to me.the pictures reminds me of stalls in native place where they used to display the ribbon pakods like this.nice click and lovely presentation

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  21. Sayantani

    only yesterday I was wondering what to make with this ribbon pressure and was discussing with Hubby. now here you are sharing this recipe. perfect recipe and great timing…can make these for Vijoya this year.

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  39. Pavithra

    Wow that my fav one.Looks so so delicious and i have never added pepper powder but this sounds interesting will try adding it next time. All the pictures are super cool and can make any one drool.

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  63. Lavi

    Raks, I tried it yesterday and it came out very well.
    Kids and friends liked it a lot.

    and keep sharing such norukk's, i shall prepare for diwali.

    iam referring your blog to my friends, who all wants to try sweets for diwali..

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  80. Sanghavi

    Hi Raks! Thank you so much for the recipe!! I made all of my Diwali bakshanam from your recipes, they came out perfect!! Made this ribbon pakoda, Chocolate maida 2 layer barfi and Rava ladu 🙂
    Thanks once again, love your blog and Happy Diwali!!

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  82. Janaki

    Hi Rak,

    I used your recipe to prepare a trial batch of ribbon pakoda for Diwali and they came out great �� Since I was out of butter I used vanaspati instead and they came out just fine .

    Thanks for sharing such an easy prep recipe ������

    Janaki from Chennai

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  83. Swetha Sukumar

    Again, can I use coconut oil for frying this? I don't use refined oils..

    I tried frying thenkuzhal in coconut oil, it came out very well and the taste was amazing.. how about such gram flour based snacks?

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  85. Unknown

    Could you pls tell me which brand of murukku press you have found success with in handling? The one I had been using 5 years has become unusable. Need to buy a new one.

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  86. Raks Kitchen

    This is not a known brand one, just from a small vessel shop I got. You too can try the same. If you are in chennai, go to any vessel shop in T nagar to find a screw type murukku press.

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