Aanguli pitha

Nigella: ½ tsp

Luke warm water: to make the dough

Peanut oil: 3 tbsps

Cumin seeds: a pinch

Dry chillies: 2

Sliced onion: 1 medium sized

Sliced capsicum: ½ medium sized

Carrot pieces: 1 medium sized

Sliced tomatoes: 1 medium sized

Green chillies: 4

Salt: to taste

Sugar: 1 level tsp

Turmeric powder: a pinch

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Directions

Take the rice powder, salt, peanut oil, crushed black pepper and nigella in a large bowl and mix well with your fingers.

Add water and make a smooth dough.

Divide it into about 40 small balls.

Make thin and long smooth rolls.

Steam cook the pithas for about 10-15 minutes.

Immediately dip the hot pithas in cold water for 3-4 minutes and drain.

In a heavy karai heat the oil.

Temper with cumin seeds and dry chillies.

Add the onion pieces and fry upon medium heat for about 10 seconds.

Sprinkle turmeric powder and stir.

Add the pithas, carrot pieces and half of the tomato pieces. Stir.

Add the capsicum pieces and stir for another 10 seconds.

Sprinkle salt to taste and sugar and stir .

After about a minute add the green chillies and the remaining tomato pieces.

When done switch off the gas.

Garnish according to your choice and serve anguli pitha as a tea time snack

Thank you....