Chegodilu

Ingredients:

• Rice flour - 1 cup
• Moong dal - 1/4 cup
• Water - 1 cup
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Red chilli powder - 1tsp
• Ghee or oil - 1tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

Method:

• Soak moong dal in water for an hour.
• Boil 1 cup of water in a deep bottom pan and add the moong dal after draining.
• Add the salt and ghee and bring to a boil.
• Allow to simmer and add red chilli powder, cumin seeds and rice flour by stirring it and turn off heat.
• Cover the pan with lid and knead the dough after it cools.
• Take small balls of dough and roll them like rope and form them into small rings by bringing the two ends together
• Fry them in hot oil until they turn light brown in colour