Chawal Aata Ke Fryums or Rice Flour Chips is a very easy recipe with few ingredients and efforts involved. It is unlike the potato or banana chips which involve peeling, slicing. This recipe just involves rice and few spices/masala. Cook the rice flour with water and spices and then spread the thick mixture on plastic sheet under Sun or inside home under a fan and you are good to go! These chips take 4-5 days for drying (depending on temperature and season). These dried chips can be stored for 3-4 months in air tight container and deep fried whenever required. Kids love the fryums and they are very delicious. Do try this easy recipe!
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INGREDIENTS:
1/2 Cup Rice Flour
4 Cups Water
1 Tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds
1/2 Tsp Salt or to taste
1/8 Tsp Hing/Asafoetida
1 Tsp Green Chillies Paste
Orange Red & Bright Green Food Color - few pinches
Oil for deep frying
SERVES: Makes 150-200gm Rice Flour Chips
PREPARATION TIME: 5 mins
COOKING TIME: 7-8 mins
DRYING TIME: 4-5 Days
FRYING TIME (for a batch of 50g): 3-4 mins
TOTAL TIME: 5 Days 15 mins
* 1 CUP = 237 ML
METHOD:
1. In a bowl, add Rice Flour in a bowl.
2. Add 1 Cup Water gradually. Mix it well and it should be lump free.
3. Boil 3 Cups Water in a separate large vessel.
4. When water starts boiling, Jeera/Cumin Seeds, 1/2 Tsp Salt or to taste & Hing/Asafoetida.
5. Gradually add rice flour & water mixture and keep mixing it to ensure there are no lumps.
6. Cook this mixture for 5-7 mins till it reaches dosa/idli batter consistency. At this stage, if the mixture seems uncooked add more water & cook it for few more mins
7. Switch off the flame once the mixture is cooked.
8. Add Green Chillies Paste & mix well.
9. To make colored chips, divide the mixture in 3 parts. You can also make plain white chips & avoid coloring.
10. Add few pinches of Orange Red & Bright Green Food Color. You can use food color of your choice.Start with 1-2 pinch color & mix. Add more to get desired color. Do this step quickly when the mixture is hot.
11. In other part use Orange Red Color.
12. Spread a clean cloth or bed sheet under Sun and then spread a plastic sheet over it. Ensure to use plastic sheet or chips will not come out
13. Spread the orange mixture while it is still hot on Plastic sheet using a spoon. Do not spread much or chips will become very thin after drying!
14. Spread the green and plain white mixture in same way.
15. Allow the mixture to dry for 1 day under the sun. You can also dry it in room under a fan.
16. Remove chips from plastic on next day and turn it over and dry again. As chips are thick we will dry both sides! Ensure to handle chips carefully.
17. These chips take 4-5 days for drying as they are thick. Ensure to dry them completely.
18. After 5 days chips are ready for frying.
19. You can store them in air tight container and use for 2-3 months.
20. Heat oil on high and put chips in small batches to fry. Ensure to fry on high flame. Lightly press the chips while frying so it will come up. Ensure to keep flame high or else chips will not expand.
21. Rice Flour Chips are ready to serve!
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*Recipe adapted from here