Kodubale (ಕೋಡುಬಳೆ)

Kodubale/Kodbale (ಕೋಡುಬಳೆ in Kannada) is a small doughnut shaped spicy snack which is also referred to as spicy rings.I remember as a kid i would put these rings ,on all my fingers and munch them one by one.Kids usually love this snack.This could be eaten as a snack anytime.In some parts of Karnataka people also make different variants of "Kodubales" for breakfast.This is also very simple to make and extremely yummy!!

Ingredients:

1.  Rice Flour- 1 Cup
2.  Dessicated Coconut powder- 1/2 Cup
3.  Gram Flour/Besan/KadleHittu-1/4 Cup
4.  Jeera- 2 tsp
5.  Red Chilli Powder-2 tsp
6.  Hing/Asafoetida-1/2 tsp
7. Green Chillies- 1 No:
8. White Sesame seeds-1 & 1/2 tsp
9. 4 tsp- Hot Oil
10. Peppercorns- 4 Nos
11. Salt- To Taste
12. Sugar-One Pinch
13. Oil -For Deep Frying

Method:

• Dry Fry rice flour and besan individually and keep it aside. (Allow it to cool)
• In a mixie Jar add dessicated coconut,green chillies,peppercorns and make a dry powder.
• Mix the flours, dry powder,salt ,sugar,chilli powder,jeera and sesame seeds well.
• Now add 4 tsp of hot oil and knead it.Use very little water to make the dough. Make sure you knead it well.
• Make round shapes and deep fry them on medium heat.
• After they cool down you could transfer them into an air tight container and store it.

Tip:In order to make circles make small balls from the dough and roll them into strands of desired size with your hands.Moist your hands using oil and join one end of the strand to the other end to form a circle.