Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Kothimbir Vadi


           Kothimbir Vadi is a very popular traditional Maharashtrian dish. You can find it in Maharastrian weddings.
        
          You can have it as a tea time snack or as a side dish during your lunch / dinner. Just enjoy it the way you like.
 
          It is made using Coriander leaves, gram flour & some spices. Here is my version of preparing Kothimbir Vadis.





Ingredients:
  • Coriander leaves 1 bunch
  • Gram Flour 1 & 1/2 cup
  • Rice Flour 2 tbsp
  • Roasted Peanut powder 1/3 cup
  • Crushed ginger-garlic-chili paste 1 tsp 
  • Mustard seeds 1 tsp
  • Oil 1 tbsp
  • Asafetida 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Water
Method:
  • Clean, wash & Chop coriander leaves roughly. Set aside.
  • Heat a pan.
  • Add oil to it.
  • Now add mustard seeds. When they pop, add asafetida, turmeric, ginger-garlic-green chili paste. Sauté.
  • Add roughly chopped coriander leaves, gram flour, rice flour, salt to taste, roasted peanut powder. Stir well. Add water around 2 & 1/2 cups. Stir well.
  • Cook till all moisture is evaporated & the mixture becomes thick.
  • Remove the mixture in a square tray. Set the mixture well in it. Grease your hands with oil so that the mixture doesn't stick to your hands.
  • Leave it to rest for 15 minutes or until the mixture cools down.
  • With a butter knife cut into square shape slices. After every cut, dip the butter knife in cold water, so the mixture wont stick to the knife & spoil the shape.
  • Now shallow fry each slice until golden in color.
Tips:
  • Cooking the mixture wont take more than 5 minutes.
  • Cook the mixture on low - medium flame.
  • As stated earlier while cutting the slices (vadis), dip butter knife in cold water so that it doesn't stick to the knife & the shape is not spoiled.
  • You can even deep fry the vadis. But I tried to make it less oily by shallow frying.
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