Garlic Pepper Karasev (Tamil Nadu Special)

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons Peppercorns (Crushed)
• 5-6 Garlic Cloves (Crushed)
• 1 cup Gram Flour
• 3/4 cup Rice Flour
• 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 tablespoon Hot Oil for kneading
• 2 cups Oil for Deep frying
• 1/2 Cup water or as required

Steps

1. To begin with, crush peppercorns either in a blender jar or in a pestle. Keep aside.
2. Now, take all ingredients together to make Karasev. First, in a pestle, crush garlic finely. You may use blender jar. Keep aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, add gram flour and rice flour. Mix well.
4. Add salt, crushed peppercorns, garlic, asafoetida and hot oil. Mix it well.
5. Further, add water and knead a dough. The dough should not be sticky or too stiff. Cover it with a damp cloth for few minutes and then begin to deep fry. Heat oil in a wok.
6. Drop a little dough in hot oil to check the right temperature of the oil. The right temperature only if the dough floats upon the surface within few seconds without changing its color. The oil should not be too hot to burn nor too cold for the dough to sink at the bottom.
7. Now take ladle with large perforated holes. Place a small portion of the dough and apply some pressure to smear/rub the dough on the top of the ladle.Press in such a way to pass through the holes by keeping it on top of the hot oil to drop in it.
8. Flip and fry in batches until they turn slightly golden brown or till the bubble subsides on low to medium heat. Drain the excess oil. Remove from heat.
9. Serve with tea or coffee. Enjoy!