Kalmi Vada
Kalmi Vada is a lentil crisp , which is made crisp by refrying or double frying . This crisp is a speciality of Rajasthan and is normally used in chats.
Ingredients
- 100 gms moong daal
- 50 gms channa daal
- 2 green chillies
- piece A smallginger
To be pounded
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp black pepper corns
- Pinch asafoetida
- Pinch cooking soda
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash and soak both the daals for 4 - 5 hours.
- Grind them coarsely.
- Add coarsely pounded spices.
- Add ginger chilly paste.
- Add salt.
- Heat oil for deep frying.
- Now till the time the oil is heating, beat the batter very well.
- Finally add asafoetida and cooking soda and mix again.
- Take a big lump of batter and drop it into the oil.
- Similarly make more big pakoras and drop them into the oil.
- Simmer the flame and let cooking the vadas.
- Remove with a slotted spoon, once they have cooked.
- Let cool.
- Now using a sharp knife slice the pakoras.
- Refry these slices till golden and crisp.
- Serve them as it is or as a dahi papadi chat.
