Description

Kalmi Vada is a traditional Rajasthani recipe, which is made with chana dal, cabbage, gram flour, and a melange of common spices that you can easily find at home. This snack recipe has a crispy brown texture because of the coarsely grounded chana dal.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup chana dal (split bengal gram) , soaked for 3 hours and drained
• 1 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tbsp roasted and crushed coriander (dhania) seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
• salt to taste 
• oil for deep-frying

Process:

Combine the chana dal and ¼ cup of water in a mixer and blend to a coarse mixture.

Transfer the mixture into a bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.

Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and shape each portion into a 37 mm. (1½”) diameter round, flat vada.

Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry, a few vadas at a time on a medium flame, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.

Serve immediately with green chutney.