VegetarianSnacksSouth India
Omapodi Diwali Mixture
Omapodi Diwali Mixture is a vegetarian snack from South India. It is made with besan, rice flour and peanut. This recipe serves 8 and takes about 1 hr 10 min. One serving has about 160 kcal, 5 g protein, 15 g carbs and 8 g fat.
Did you know? A crunchy festival snack. Omapodi (sev) gets its name from "ajwain" (omam in Tamil)! The thin noodles are extruded through a press. Mixed with nuts and spices. A Diwali must-have!
Updated · nutrition is an estimate per serving

- Diet
- Vegetarian
- Course
- Snacks
- Cuisine
- South India
- Calories
- 160 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Style
- Indulgent
- Serves
- 8
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Level
- Medium
Ingredients (serves 8)
- 250 g rice flour
- 100 g besan
- 100 g peanut
- 50 g roasted gram dal
- 30 g cashew (optional)
- 10 curry leaves
- 3 green chilli
- ½ tsp ajwain
- 1 pinch asafoetida
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter
- 500 ml oil
- 120 ml water
Contains: dairy, gluten, tree nuts and peanut. Most hing sold in India has wheat flour; use a gluten-free hing if needed.









