Kalmi Vada Recipe
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.
Kalmi Vada Recipe
Ingredients:
Recipe :
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Step 1
In a bowl, add chana dal and rinse with water until water comes out clear. Now add water in the bowl and soak dal for 6-8 hours. Drain the water after soaking it and add dal into a food processor and process until you obtain a thick paste. Add more water, if required. Transfer this dal paste into a bowl.
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Step 2
In the same bowl, add gram flour, chopped cabbage, coriander leaves, salt, red chili powder and dry mango powder or amchoor. Mix all the ingredients well and make a soft dough.
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Step 3
Next, place a deep-bottomed pan or a kadhai over medium flame and heat oil in it. Take equal amount of dough and make round balls with them. Press firmly to make patties.
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Step 4
Turn the flame to low and add these patties in the hot oil, deep fry these patties until you obtain a golden brown colour. Place tissue papers on a platter and put these deep fried vadas on the platter.Cut them into long strips with the help of a knife, once they cool down. Serve with green chutney and enjoy!
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Step 5
Turn the flame to high. Add these strips into the pan and fry again until crispy. Transfer them to a platter and remove excess oil with the help of a tissue. Serve with green chutney or yogurt.
