Bajri-methi vada-millet vada

Bajri-methi vada

Bajri-methi vada is a Gujarati traditional snack. This is a perfect tea time snack. It is tasty and heathly too. Fenugreek is a winter green leafy vegetable. Although it can be eaten round the clock. IT tastes best with hot tea in cold weather.

Ingredients:

1 cup bajri flour

1/4 cup wheat flour/ragi flour

3-4 tablespoon besan

curd 1/4 cup

oil 2 tablespoon

hing pinch

salt as per taste

fruit salt 1 small sachet 

turmeric1/2 teaspoon

jaggery2 tablespoon

green chili 2-3 crushed

garlic(optional) 2-3 pieces

sesame seeds 2 tablespoon

carom seeds 1 tablespoon

garam masala 1 tablespoon

coriander 1/2 cup

fenugreek leaves 1 cup

water as required

oil for frying(an option of air frying is also available/fry in appe patra with less oil is also an option.

Method:

Wash and dry methi leaves and coriander leaves. Finely chop them.

take a bowl and add all flour, spices except salt, finely coriander and methi leaves. Also add crushed green chilli and garlic. Mix well. Now add  oil, jaggery powder or finely grated, curd and fruit salt and salt and mix well. Make a soft dough while doing so add water as needed. Cover for 10-15 minutes.

preheat the kadai with oil. Meanwhile apply oil on hand. put an aluminum foil on flat surface and take dough. Make small balls of same size and press it with hand to make a small disc.

when oil is hot, turn on the flame on medium heat, put vada slowly for deep frying. Turn on other side when it turns golden brown. Once fried, put on kitchen paper so extra oil is absorbed. Vada is ready to eat. Serve with green and imli-khajur  chutney. It can be eaten with curd also.




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