Oats Tukkudi (Shankarapole)

Ingredients:
2 cups Oats
3 cups All Purpose flour
2 cups Wheat flour
1/2 tsp Asafoetida powder / Small Grape sized Asfeotida
2 tsp Sesame seeds
1.5 tsp Chilly powder
Salt to taste
1/4 cup of hot Oil
Oil

Recipe:
Dry roast the oats in medium flame for about 5 mins until it gives nice aroma. Once its cooled to room temperature, put it in a mixer and grind it to smooth powder as shown in the picture below.

Put all purpose flour, wheat flour, oats powder, chilly powder, sesame seeds, asafoetida powder, salt and 1/4 cup of hot oil in a vessel and mix them well. Knead the dough by adding sufficient amount of hot water as shown in the picture below.

Take little amount of dough and make a round ball.

Roll the ball like Chapathi as shown in the picture below.

Cut the rolled Chapathi into medium sized diamond shaped pieces as shown in the picture below. Separate each pieces and place it in a paper or plate.

Keep oil in a thick bottomed vessel and heat. Put Thukkudi pieces in hot oil and deep fry until it turns golden in colour.

When it is cooled to room temperature, keep it in an airtight container. Serve along with coffee or tea.