Rontas ..a kerala delicacy

Ronta's is just like puri but instead of wheat flour we use rice flour.Its kerala delicacy which i have learnt from my kerala friend Geetha Venkites.So thought of trying this Rontas...it was yum .In actual recipe she had used only rice flour but just to make it more interesting i have used little curry leaves and cumin which gives very good flavour and aroma .So you can have it plain without any side dish.

   She served dal along with rontas and this how the real rontas are served in kerala i believe...it is known as Rontas Dal.

Ingredients:-

Rice flour-2 cups

Curry leaves-8-10

Cumin-1tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for frying 

Method:-

• Mix rice flour,curry leaves,cumin and salt.
• Add enough water to rice flour to prepare soft dough like puri dough.
• Make lemon sized balls and keep aside.
• Now take a plastic sheet and take one ball and with the oiled fingers flatten the ball and prepare round thick puri.
• Heat oil for deep frying.now start frying rontas one by one. you no need to fry it till crisp.Because rontas are slightly light is color when it compared to puri and soft too.
• Serve hot with dal or sambar.

crispy fried bombay ducks(bombil)

crispy bombay duck

Ingredients:-
Bombay ducks-1/2kg
Chilly powder-2 heaped tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Ginger-garlic paste-2tsp
Lemon juice-1tsp
Tamarind pulp-1tsp
Rava(wheat semolina)-1tbsp
Maida(all purpose flour)-1tbsp
Egg-2
Salt to taste


Method:-

Bombay ducks

• clean and cut the bombay ducks into half.
• Marinate bombay ducks with lemon juice ,salt ,turmeric powder,chilly powder,ginger -garlic paste and  tamarind pulp for  about 20-30 mins.
• Mix maida and rava and keep aside.
• Beat eggs lightly .
• Now  dip the fish in the beaten eggs and roll it gently in the rava-maida mixture and deep fry turning once till crisp.
• Serve hot with dal and rice or can have it as a appetiser .