Omapodi / Sev

Soak 1 spoon of omam in 1/4 cup water overnight. Filter this and keep aside. Take required quantity of gram flour (kadali maavu) and little rice flour together and add salt, hot oil and the omam water extract and mix well. Then carefully add water to form a sticky dough. Now stuff the dough in a presser (Naazhi-நாழி kuzhal) with bottom plate with small holes for omapodi.Take a kadaai, heat refined oil. Now press the dough in a circular rotation. Fry it for yellow or golden brown. Keep aside, press into pieces and store in a container. This can either be taken alone or can be added to karaboondhi as a mixture. The flavour of ஓமம் (Oregano) is a major player.