Maida Sabbakki Sandige

Ingredients:
3 cups All Purpose flour / Maida
2 cups Sago Pearls / Sabbakki
1/2 tsp Asafoetida powder or small grape sized Asafoetida
1 - 2 tsp Red Chilly powder
1 - 2 tsp Sesame seeds / Ellu
2 large Onions
Salt to taste

Recipe:

Chop onion into medium sized thin pieces as shown in the picture below.

Soak sago pearls in water for about 3-4 hrs. Wash them, drain the water and add it to pressure cooker. Add around 5-6 cups of water, salt and cook them well.(2 whistles)

Put all purpose flour, salt, sesame seeds, asafoetida, chilly powder and around 13 cups of water in a heavy bottomed vessel and mix well and make sure that no lumps in it. Add cooked Sago pearls and mix them well and heat.

Keep stirring the mixture until it is cooked (add water if required) and thickness should be like that of milkshake.

Switch off the flame, add chopped onion and mix them well.

Allow it to cool for about 10-15 mins.

Take one plastic sheet and put little amount of prepared batter as shown in the picture below.

Sun dry the Sandiges for about 5-6 days. Store them in an airtight container.

Fry this in oil and serve. It goes well with Rice, Rasam, etc. The above mentioned ingredients will serve around 350 Sandiges.

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