Vadi is a delicious savory crisp snack made with flours .The word ‘vadi‘ means cubes or slices or wedges.
Vada or Bada is a category of savoury fried snacks from India. Different types of vadas can be described variously as fritters, cutlets, doughnuts, or dumplings. Alternative names for this food include wada, vade, vadai, wadeh and bara.
INGREDIENTS
Wheat flour 2 tbsp
Jowar – 2 tbsp
Bajra – 2 tbsp
Ragi – 2 tbsp
Makai – 2 tbsp
Rice flour 2 tbsp
Soya – 2 tbsp
Oats – 1 tbsp [ OPTIONAL ]
Besan – 3 tbsp
Very very finely chopped coriander leaves – 1 1/2 cup [ no stems ]
Green chilli + ginger + garlic paste – 1 tbsp.
Turmeric pwdr – ¼ tsp
Salt as per taste
Sugar or jaggery pwdr – 1 tsp
Sesame seeds – 1 or 2 tsp
Garam masala – 1 /2 tsp
Asafoetida – a pinch
Roasted jeera pwdr – ½ tsp
Chilli pwdr – 1/4 tsp or as per taste
Chaat masala – 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice – 2 tsp
oil – 2 tsp
Oil – for greasing the plate
Curd – 1/4 cup
Water as required
Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
white sesame seeds – 1 tsp
Cooking soda – ¼ tsp OR eno – 3/4 tsp [ optional ]
NOTE – we can make these without eno or baking soda , but the texture will be different .With eno / baking soda they will be lighter in texture else they will be dense .
Mix all the ingredients well and make a medium consistency batter by adding required water.[ except eno and lemon juice ]
Mix it well .
Keep the steamer on .
When ready to steam , water starts boiling , add Eno to the batter and pour lemon juice over the Eno to activate it i.e. bubbling reaction. Mix well till the batter rises up and becomes fluffy. [ don’t over mix ]
Pour it in the greased plate immediately .
Keep the plate in the steamer ,sprinkle 1 tsp fennel seeds + 1 tsp sesame seeds all over the batter .
Steam it for 15 minutes.
Just check by inserting a knife or toothpick , if it comes clean it means it is done.
Allow it to cool.
Take a sharp knife and cut it into desired shape.
Either shallow fry or deep fry on both sides till crisp and golden .
Serve as starter or snacks with chutney /sauce /dips of your choice .
NOTES
You can fry the ginger garlic chilli paste in 1/4 tsp oil till raw smell leaves before adding.
****For soft vadis add 1/4 or 1/2 tsp eno pwdr , mix well and immediately steam it .
You can add sesame seeds on top of the batter while steaming.
Add masalas of your choice.
You can add roasted crushed peanut.
Avoid adding stems of coriander leaves.
While shallow frying I have added sesame and mustard seeds.
You can store the steamed vadis in fridge.Fry whenever required.
You can make the batter ahead of time but make sure to add Eno only when you are about to steam .
You can fry these vadis in air fryer also – place the steamed vadis in a single layer without over crowding them. Spray with some cooking oil and bake at 370 for 8-10 mins until golden and crispy flipping half way through.
You can store the steamed kothimbir vadi for couple of days in the refrigerator and freeze them for later use. Allow them to cool completely then pack into freeze safe container or ziplocks and freeze. These should be good frozen for couple of months.
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