Easy Nippattu Recipe | Karnataka Crispy Spicy Nippat
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 30 pieces
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: karnataka
Ingredients
- ½ cup peanuts (roasted)
- ½ cup roasted gram dal / putani
- 2 cup rice flour (fine)
- ½ cup maida
- ¼ cup rava / semolina / suji (fine)
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 2 tbsp sesame
- 1 tsp cumin
- few curry leaves (chopped)
- pinch hing
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp hot oil
- water (for kneading)
- oil (for frying)
Method
- firstly, in a mixer jar take ½ cup peanuts, ½ cup roasted gram dal.
- pulse and crush to a coarse powder.
- transfer the peanut putani powder to a large bowl.
- add 2 cup rice flour, ½ cup maida, and ¼ cup rava.
- also add 1 tbsp chilli powder, 2 tbsp sesame, 1 tsp cumin, few curry leaves, pinch hing, and 1 tsp salt.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- further, pour 3 tbsp hot oil and mix gently.
- crumble and mix well making sure the flour is moist.
- now add water as required and start to knead the dough.
- knead to a smooth and nonsticky dough.
- pinch a small ball-sized dough and smoothen
- press and flatten by placing it in between the zip lock bag.
- press uniformly to have slightly thick thickness.
- deep fry in medium hot oil, keeping the flame on low.
- stir occasionally, and fry on both sides.
- fry until the nippatu turns golden brown and crispy.
- drain off to remove excess oil.
- finally, enjoy Nippatu for a month when stored in an airtight container.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.