Bajre Ka Vada

Bajre Ka Vada Recipe

 

Ingridents:-

1 cup bajra flour (millet flour)

2 tbsp atta (whole wheat flour)

2 tbsp dahi (curd)

1 green chili + 2 garlic cloves + ½ inch ginger (crushed to a paste in a mortar-pestle)

3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

3 tsp white sesame seeds

¼ tsp haldi (turmeric powder)

¼ tsp lal mirch powder (red chili powder)

½ tsp dhania powder (coriander powder)

½ tsp jeera powder (cumin powder)

1 tbsp oil

½ tsp sugar or add as required

5 tbsp water or add as required

Salt as required

Oil for deep frying

How to make Bajre ka vada:-

• Take 1 cup bajra flour in a mixing bowl.
• Add 2 tbsp atta. Then add a paste of 1 green chili + 2 garlic cloves + ½ inch ginger. Also add 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.
• Now add the spices - ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp red chili powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, 3 tsp white sesame seeds, ½ tsp sugar and salt as per taste.
• Then add 2 tbsp curd. With a spoon mix everything very well.
• Now add 1 tbsp oil. Again mix. Then add 2 tbsp water and mix again.
• Add 1 to 2 tbsp more of the water and knead the dough. Do add more water if required..
• Knead to smooth dough. Make dough which is not very soft nor too tight. If the dough becomes soft, then add 1 or 2 tbsp or more of the bajra flour. If the dough become hard or looks dry, then add 1 to 2 tbsp water or as required.
• Cover and keep aside the bajra dough for 30 minutes or for a couple of hours.
• Make small to medium sized balls from the dough.
• Rub little water in your palms and shape each ball into a vada or patty. The patty should not be thick or thin.
• Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan. Gently slid the vada in the hot oil.
• Prepare more vadas and add them to the oil. When one side is half done, turn over and fry the other side.
• Fry bajra vadas till golden and remove with a slotted spoon. Drain on kitchen paper towels.
• Serve bajra vadas hot or warm.