Oma podi

Ingredients

Rice flour                 1 cup
Gram flour                2 tbsp
Omam or ajwain       2 tsp
Butter                        2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Hing                          1 pinch
Oil for deep frying

 Preparation

Soak the omam in water for 15 mins.Then grind the omam with water.Strian the omam water and keep it aside.Mix the rice flour ,the gram flour,salt,butter and hing along with strained omam water in a vessel.Add water and knead the flour into a chappati like dough.Heat oil  in a heavy pan and when the
oil is hot dip in a piece of dough to check the hotness.If the dough raises immediately then the oil is ready for frying.Put 1 handful of dough into the press with omapodi mould in it.Squeeze the the dough on hot oil directly.Fill in as much as your kadai/pan can fit.Wait and turn slowly.Deep fry the oma podi till they are crisp and golden yellow in color.Take it out and place them on a paper towel to remove the excess oil and allow it to cool.Store in a airtight container and serve.This can be had as a snack and can be mixed when making mixture/chevda or can be used as a topping for chats.