Crispy Rice Fingers

Fried snack is always fun!! These crispy rice fingers are absolutely delicious, crunchy snack , goes very well with Indian chai..:) Kids love this finger food. It's a great snack item for the party, especially because it doesn't have to be hot while serving. You can prepare it a day or even a week before the party, and store it in an airtight container and you are ready to go...:)

Here is what you will need-:

• Rice flour- 1 cup

• Ajwain seeds - 1 tbsp
• Milk - as much as you need to kneed the dough.
• Salt- as per your taste.
• Oil- Heated oil, 1 tbsp.
• Oil- For frying.

This is how you prepare it-:

• Mix the flour ,ajwain seeds, salt together. Mix it well.

• Add 1 tbsp of heated oil into the mixture.

• Add the milk as much as you need to kneed the dough. Make sure that the dough is neither too tight nor too soft. It should be of medium consistency.

• Rest the dough for half an hour before you give them a shape.
• Take a little portion of the dough in to your hands and roll the dough to make them like the shape of your fingers.

• Deep fry them in the oil.

And the rice fingers are ready!!

You can change the shape and make them round or shape them like a drop of water. (refer to the picture below).

Courtesy: Wikipedia.

When you shape them like the picture above, it's called kadboli. Kadboli is a savory snack prepared in Maharashtra, India. Traditionally kadboli's are made up of a flour mixture of chana, urad dal,rice,moong and cumin seeds.

Enjoy!!

Coming up: Tasty triangles and savory ribbons!!!