Instant otthu shavige ( rice noodles)

 

Ingredients 

Rice flour ( akki hittu//chaval atta)—1 cup

Water—1 1/2 cup

Salt—1 teaspoon 

Ghee—1 teaspoon 

Method 

Heat water with ghee and salt in a thick bottomed kadai or nonstick pan on medium flame.

When the water starts boiling,switch off the flame,add rice flour stirring continuously.

Mix well till rice flour is mixed well and a soft dough is formed.

Cover with a lid and let it stay in that  hot pan for 5 minutes ( no cooking)

Now transfer the dough onto a plate and knead to a soft smooth dough with wet hands.

Make a cylindrical shaped dumplings out of dough and place them in a greased plate in a steamer.

Steam them for 20 minutes on medium flame.

Now grease the chakli maker with some oil and place the dumplings inside the maker.

Tighten with the lid and press shavige in circular motion on greased plate.

Keep covered the rest of the dough else they become hard.

Press all the dumplings in the same manner.

Now otthu shavige is ready.

Now preparing for lemon shavige 

Oil—2 tablespoon 

Mustard seeds (sasive//rai)—1 teaspoon 

Jeera (jeerige//cumin seeds)—1 teaspoon 

Channa dhal (kadale  belle)—1 tablespoon 

Urad dhal (uddina belle)—1 tablespoon 

Asafoetida (hing//ingu)—1/2 teaspoon 

Peanuts (ground nuts//kadale kayi bija)—-2 tablespoon 

Turmeric powder (arisina//haldi)—1/2 teaspoon 

Curry leaves (karibevu//kadipatta)—few

Coriander leaves (kothambari soppu//hara  dhaniya)—2 tablespoon chopped 

Fresh grated coconut (kayi turi//nariyal)—2 tablespoon 

Green or dry red chillies—4 to 5

Salt—to taste 

Lemon —1

Prepare for seasoning (oggarane)

Heat oil in a pan or kadai,once hot add peanuts and sauté on medium flame till crisp.

Then add sasive,jeerige,hing,when it crackles add kadale belle and uddina belle, arisina.

Then add chopped green chillies,karibevu and saute.

Next add salt,and coconut,mix well together.

Switch off the stove.

Add this mixture to cooled shavige, add chopped coriander leaves,squeezed lemon juice.

Mix everything well together gently.

Delicious otthu shavige is ready to serve.