Uppu cheedai (Salt Seedai)

Ingredients

Rice flour - 1 aahakku (200 grams)
Urid dhal flour (Ulutham paruppu maavu)- 1 tablespoon
White Sesame - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
Butter - 50 grams

Use the above ratio for preparing larger quantities.

Preparation

1. Heat urid dhal in a dry pan
2. Roast till it turns red
3. Grind this in a mixer grinder
4. Filter the urid dhal flour using sieve and keep this ready
5. Filter rice flour using the sieve and keep this ready
6. In a dry pan, slightly heat rice flour and add this to a basin
7. Add urid dhal flour, sesame, salt and butter to rice flour in the basin and mix thoroughly
8. Add water and mix and prepare a dough. The consistency of the dough can be like chappathi dough or even harder than chappathi dough
9. Prepare small balls from the dough
10. Heat oil in a pan for frying, in medium flame
11. Fry the balls to prepare cheedai