Lia Badi

Lia Badi

Lia badi

Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Keyword lia badi
Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 2 days 2 hours 55 minutes
Author Pragyan

Ingredients

  • Main Ingredients
  • Sabudana: 400 grams
  • Puffed Rice Lia: 500 grams
  • Seasoning and Spices
  • Salt: To taste approx. 1 tbsp total
  • Chili Powder: To taste
  • Green Chilies: 10-12 adjust to taste
  • Ginger: 100 grams
  • Cumin Seeds: 2 tbsp
  • Rasi Seeds: 250 grams
  • Additional Ingredients
  • Onions: 6-7 sliced
  • Peanuts: 1 bowl approx. 200 grams
  • Coriander Leaves: For garnish

Instructions

  • Soak Sabudana:
  • Take 1 cup of Sabudana, wash it 2-3 times, and soak it in water for 1 hour.
  • Cook Sabudana:
  • In a pot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil.
  • Add the soaked Sabudana and 1½ tbsp of salt.
  • Cook for 15-20 minutes until it reaches a thick, paste-like texture. Set aside.
  • Prepare Puffed Rice:
  • Clean 500 grams of puffed rice (Lia) with water and strain out excess water by pressing it with your hands.
  • Make Spice Paste:
  • Grind the sliced onions (6-7) into a coarse paste.
  • In a bowl, combine the onion paste, cleaned puffed rice, 1 bowl of peanuts, 3 tbsp of sesame seeds, 1½ tbsp of salt, and the boiled Sabudana. Mix well.
  • Shape Mixture:
  • Take a clean cloth and wrap it around the lid of a jar.
  • Take a ball of the mixture, press it onto the lid to form a flat round shape, and place it on a clean, large cloth.
  • Repeat this process until all the mixture is shaped.
  • Dry the Mixture:
  • Let the shaped discs dry in the sunlight for 2 days, flipping them after 1-2 hours on the same day.
  • Fry the Discs:
  • Heat oil in a pan over medium flame and fry the dried discs until golden and crispy.
  • Serve:
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve as a snack.
  • Enjoy your homemade dish!


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