Who doesn’t like the crispy deep fried snacks? But with health consciousness setting in these days among people of all age groups, many control their temptation for deep fried foods. But sometimes fried food is all that we crave for… Especially when the weather out their is biting cold. So chill, once in a while please your taste buds n enjoyyy….
Today’s post is a gem among Karnataka’s traditional snacks, crispy, crunchy, spiced rings with an irresistible addictive taste, that’s -“Kodubale / Kodbale” – my all time favorite. Perfect as an after school snack or just something to munch along during movies,picnic or long chitchats with guests. They are always a hit.It is also one of those dishes made for festivals like krishnajanmashtami and diwali. “Bale” in kannada means bangles and “kodu” is horns. Since this snack is ring shaped, i assume someone named it as “horn shaped Bangles”.
My mom’s kodubale are one of the best i have ever had .She packs a whole bunch of this as a send off snacks to relatives who visits us. Being kids we used to have these rings in our fingers and munch endlessly. Though it is easily available in most condiments but according to me they don’t match the taste of original kodbales.After eating those yummy homemade crunchies, i can never enjoy this snack bought from store.
The ingredients required and procedure to make is very simple. But just a little patience required to roll it and deep fry it. But the end result is worth all this. Here goes my mom’s signature dish…
Check Out the Video recipe here :
KODUBALE
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice flour
- 1/4 cup All purpose flour /maida
- 1/4 cup Hurikadle / Roasted gram
- 2 - 3 tbsps coconut, grated
- 10 - 12 Dry Red chillies, ( i did spicy, it depends on you )
- 1/4 tsp Dhania/ Coriander seeds
- 1 tsp Jeera / Cumin seeds
- a pinch Hing /Asafoetida
- 1 tsp Oma /Ajwain/ Carom Seeds
- 10 - 12 Curry Leaves
- 2 tbsps Hot Oil for mixing
- Sunflower / groundnut oil, for deep frying
- Salt
Instructions
- Heat a pan and dry roast maida till its warm.Keep aside to cool.
- Grind coconut, dhania,jeera,red chillies n curry leaves to a fine paste.
- In a large mixing bowl,add rice flour,maida,powdered roasted gram,ground masala,hing,ajwain seeds &salt .Mix well .
- Now add about 2 tbsp very hot oil to the kodubale mix.Mix well. Add water in small batches to form a soft pliable dough.Knead well.
- Now, heat the oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan on medium flame.
- Next roll kodubale.Take a lemon size dough,gently roll on a flat surface to make a thich rope like and press the ends to form a ring.Press it well to seal the edge.Similarly make about 8-10 rings and keep aside.
- Once the oil is hot,gently drop the ring into hot oil in batches of 8-10 depending on the size of the kadai used to deep fry.Deep fry them on medium low flame on both sides till they turn crisp.
- Once done, remove from oil and transfer to a paper towel.
- Repeat the same for the remaining dough.
- Store the kodubales in air tight containers once cooled. Remains fresh for min 20 -25 days ( if u r able to control ur temptation n store Enjoyy these delicious,crunchy n spicy kodubales as your tea time snack
Notes
- Always knead the kobubale dough well .Else theyl break while rolling . they might also break while frying.
- Dont make a huge batch of kodubale, keep them waiting and then deep fry them in small batches. this way rolled rings would dry out n break while frying. So ideally make about 8-10 rings, deep fry.While frying , simultaneously you can do your next batch of rings.
- Check the oil readiness by dropping a small ball of dough into the oil. It has to come up immediately. this shows that oil has attained the right temperature n you can gently slide the kodubales.
- While dropping the prepared rings, the flame should be high,once they float to to top,reduce the flame to medium or medium low flame and fry till they become crisp.The secret of getting crunchy kodbales lies here.
- In case you are making them in large quantity , dont add water to whole mix. Instead divide into parts, add water only to 1st part ,knead well n do rings.Once the 1st part is over ,add water to next part. This way kodbales will nt turn soggy.
- You can also add 1-2 tbsp fine sooji to the mix to make it extra crisp.
I’ll try this for sure.I was looking for this recipe.Bookmarked.Thanks for sharing !
Wow, it has come out so well.
Very yummy and crispy kodubale..lovey kodubale tree..really wonderful clicks.
Really nice clicks n rings Luks spicy n tempting ..
perfectly made koduballe.I love it .MyKitchenOdyssey
Love the bangles on the beautiful stand…:)Kodubale looks so yummy Smitha..I remember reading somewhere that when a child did not have anything to offer lord she gave her bangles as offering.The lord was pleased and blessed the child since then it is made as an offering.
Beautifully done and wonderful presentation!!!
Yum! Love the Kodubale, Smitha! Looks crispy, perfect for a mid meal snack. And Kudos to you for presenting it so well! The pictures and well defined steps makes this easy to try out for people like me who are new to it. This is wonderful, keep at it! 🙂
Do try Chitra.. I assure they l nt disappoint u..
thx Subha..
Thx Vidya..
ThX Usha.. Indeed they were spicy
Thx Meena.. I never knew abt this story..
Thx Sangeetha..
Thx Arti.. Indeed they r so addictive. Its easy to make , just follow the proportion n frying.. thats it.. u r left with crispy crunchies:)
Perfectly shaped kodubale and well presented and explained too. Very nice Smita
loved your set up for the picture dear!! very tempting!!
this looks fabulous!loving the presentation you followed.. Bangle stand for Kodubale!
Yum! Love the Kodubale, Smitha! Looks crispy,i have had this… well presented
love the presentation and love the recipe.book marking itThank you for linkin it to my event
Nice! so lovely and amazing your recipe and very yummy dish.Your presentation are mind blowing. wedding rings
omg! drooling………love kodubales'(can eat dabbas together)!!
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I absolutely love the pic, great idea dear..Kodubale look crispy and delicious!
Hi… I tried this for evening snack.. made around 30 rings… it was good.. thanks for the recipe..
Can we use dry coconut instead of fresh coconut
ya u can use…
thx prasmal for trying n fr the feedback
Thanks!!!Tried the above recipe today and out came out delicious…I am from Bangalore and love this deep fried food, only this as I don’t relish any other snack compared to Kodbale:)My only problem today was that the color of my Kodbale turned out bit darker, did I fry a little longer or is it just the red chili color?
Hi Sheel ,Thanks for trying out the recipe and very glad to know it did come out well and you all liked it …Some red chillies have very dark red color but won’t be that spicy. In that case we add more chilly powder to make kodubale spicy and inturn color of kodubale turns little darker. It could have turned darker even if you over fry it. but in that case you will be able to make it out from the taste …
Thanks for the recipe. I made the kodubale and it came out awesome!Chetana
Hey Smitha …I’m sort of turning out to be ur recipe fan ! Tried Nippattu which was gr8 n now tried rava chakli that’s awesome too…So wanna try many more …
Awesome recipe. Thanks a bunch Smitha
Hi smitha your recipe is very easy & the taste is authentic I really love your recipe I think the best so far I have ever tried & so I am stuck your recipe thank you . Best wishes & Happy Deepavali in advance.