Uppu Cheedai - Salt Cheedai

Uppu Cheeda - Snack Variety prepared on Sri Krishna Jayanthi

Also Known as:

• Uppu Seedai
• Uppu Cheeda

Ingredients: (Serves 3 to 4)

• Rice Flour - 1 cup
• Black Gram (Urad Daal) Powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Pepper - 1/2 tsp
• Roasted Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Butter - 1/2 tbsp
• Salt - As required
• Oil - For Deep frying

Preparation Steps:

• Roast rice flour and Black Gram flour. Do not over roast.
• Grind Coconut, Cumin seeds and Pepper without adding water (do not make it smooth paste)
• Mix the above with other listed ingredients well and make a dough like Chapathi.
• Roll into small balls, about size of small gooseberries.
• Keep it aside for 10 minutes to remove moisture.
• Deep fry in oil (slim fire) till it gets a golden brown colour. Do not put too much Cheedai in oil at the same time while frying.

Note:

• 1cup is 200ml here.
• Black Gram and Rice flour must be sieved thoroughly otherwise there are chances of bursting while frying Cheedai.
• If the quantity of Black gram powder is less the colour of Cheedai may become light brown.

Uppu Cheedai, ready for serving