Wheat Flour Seedai

Wheat flour Seedai is a deep fried, crispy, round and crunchy Wheat balls made with roasted Wheat flour, Rice flour,Salt and other spices.This delicious snack is usually made during festivals like Sreekrishna Janmashtami.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Wheat flour Seedai.

Ingredients:-

Wheat flour. -1 cup
Rice flour.     -1/2 cup
Salt.               - to taste
Cumin seeds. -1/2tsp
Sesame seeds.-1/2tsp
Hing powder.  -1/2tsp
Butter.             -2tbsp
Water               - as needed
Oil.                  - for deep frying

Instructions:-

Heat a pan and dry roast Wheat flour and stir well on low flame until the raw smell goes off and without changing the colour.Keep aside.

In the same pan dry roast Rice flour and stir well on low flame until nice aroma comes. Add the roasted Wheat flour, required Salt, Cumin seeds, Sesame seeds, Hing powder and Butter and mix with the Rice flour.Mix all the roasted ingredients together on low flame for a minute and remove from flame.

Method:-

Transfer all the roasted ingredients in a wide mixing bowl and slowly sprinkle required Water little by little and knead the flour with your hands to a smooth dough.

Take a small portion of the dough and gently roll into small round balls and keep aside.Make small balls with the prepared dough and keep them on a cloth to absorb the excess moisture.

Heat oil in a deep frying pan and drop the wheat balls (seedai) into the hot oil and deep fry the wheat balls.Flip and turn the Wheat balls in the hot oil with a slotted spoon to cook on both sides.

Deep fry the Wheat balls until golden brown colour.

Remove from hot oil with the slotted spoon and drain on a tissue paper to absorb excess oil.

A tasty, crispy and crunchy Wheat flour Seedai is ready to serve.