For the third day of Blogging Marathon I selected a sweet crispy snack from Sikkim. This is a famous recipe of Nepal and as Sikkim is nearby, this recipe is there in Sikkim cuisine also. I saw an youtube video on making the snack. Before seeing the video I thought that Sel Roti is a kind of flat bread but after seeing the video I came to know that the snack is little hard to make. I made a small batch of the batter and tried it. The first two or three sel rotis had funny shapes but tasted great. Only the last sel roti came resembled the ones I saw in the video. It tasted like achu murukku we prepare in Tamil Nadu. I think there is some connection between North east Indian states and South Indian states as there are so many dishes similar in both cuisines.
Ingredients:
Raw Rice-1 cup
Sugar-1/4 cup
Ghee-1/3 cup
Water-1/2 cup
Cardamom Powder-1/4 tsp
Powdered Clove-a pinch
Oil- For Deep Frying
Procedure:
1. Wash and soak rice overnight.
2. Strain water and take the rice in a mixer jar.
3. Add sugar, ghee, water, cardamom powder and clove.
4. Grind to a fine thick paste.
5. Pour it into a measuring jar.
6. Heat oil.
7. Beat the batter with a spoon until fluffy.
8. Pour the batter into hot oil in the shape of a circle.
9. Fry until golden on both sides.
10. Drain oil and lace on a plate.
11. When cool, store in airtight jar.
Grind all the ingredients except oil to a smooth batter.
Pour it into a jar and beat until fluffy.
Pour batter in a round shape into hot oil. I couldn’t get a nice view as I was taking snap with a hand and pouring with the other. If you are preparing it, I recommend you watch the video before you proceed.
Fry until golden.
Each sel roti had a different shape. It needs a lot of practice to get the shape right..
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Delicious recipe, but it would have taken you lot of effort to make the shape. Wonder if they have some mould to make this like we have the achhu murukku mould!
A very unique recipe Gayathri. looks tedious but must be worth . looks delicious. nice step by step clicks
Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe dear. Delicious, crispy and yummy.
today’s recipe:
http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.in/2013/02/enchorer-dalna-curried-green-jackfruit.html
looks amazing…..so tempting…
Wow this looks deliciously beautiful.
Loved this snack. I’m going to try soon
Nice step – step clicks.Looks yummy and worth the try
At least you managed a circle. Commendable!
Really interesting and innovative to me… presentation is just awesome.
I don’t think I will dare to try this Akka but you seriously have patience
super cute rings and very easy recipe….but getting perfect shape is a real matter…
At last you got the perfect shape. Good effort. Interesting bookmarking this.
very interesting snack idea… bookmarking this for trial…
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Never heard or tasted it before, But your click tempted me to try this..Thanks for sharing..
Nice and lovely
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Very interesting snack from Sikkim.. Looks great.
It must be tricky to achieve that shape with that batter. I was thinking it would be of a dough consistency.
I’ve had these at a Nepali restaurant here in NY – they are so delicious – in fact I have been looking for a recipe to try to make them in the past but couldn’t find any
Awesome recipe.. Never heard about this
Sounds very tricky and you have done simply awesome.. Very interesting and quite new sel rotis for me.
sounds tricky to get the shape..would it be a good idea to use a piping bag kind of a thing?