OMA PODI

                   Only those who have tasted this savoury can know what it is.Omam is a Tamil word for Ajwain which is very good for  digestion.Omam water is given to children, suffering from indigestion
and gastric problems.
                The preparation is very simple and the uniqueness of this savoury is the flavour of Omam.

Ingredients :

1. Besan Flour                 1 cup
2. Rice Flour                  1/4 cup
3. Salt                             1 tsp
4. Asafoetida                  1/4 tsp
5. Turmeric Powder       1/4 tsp
6. Butter                         3 tsp
7. Omam                        2 tsp
8. Oil                            2 cups

Method :

1. Finely powder the omam in a mixi. Seive the Omam powder. rice flour and the besan flour.

2. Mix all the ingredients well. Add water little by little and prepare the dough.The consistency of the dough is important,neither very rigid nor very loose.

3. Using the murukku mould and the perforated disc ( one used for idiappam ) take 1 tbsp. of dough in the mould, press in the hot oil.

4. As it is of a thin structure, it gets cooked very fast.Turn the side within 30 seconds and remove from oil after the bubbles stop.

5. It takes only about 60 to 90 seconds for one squeezing to get cooked in the oil.The total time taken is only around 20 minutes.