Sakinalu

Preparation:10 mins
Cook: 2 hrs
Total Time: 1302 hours 10 minutes
Servings: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 cups rice (chawal)
1/4 cup sesame seeds (til)
2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

Method

Wash the rice and soak it in water for 4 – 5 hrs.Drain the water. Dry the rice on thin cloth for 25 mins.Grind it as fine powder.In a large bowl add the rice flour, ajwain, sesame seeds, salt and mix well.Now add water slowly to get proper consistency. The dough should not be too watery or to thick.Take a bowl of water and wet your hands.Take small quantity of the dough and make round thin circles with your fingers on a cloth.The cloth will absorb the water in the flour.Leave it for some time.Heat oil in a deep pan, deep fry the sakinalu until it turns golden brown.Cool it.Store in air tight container.