Fafda is very famous street food (snack) in Gujarat, mostly serve with Jalebi, It is great combination of gujjus snack items. Even Gujarat is popular for sweets and snacks especially in Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara, these cities are very popular for their other foods too like Dhokla, Khakhra, Dabeli, Patra, Khandvi, and Fafda one of them It is made from chickpea flour mixed with spices. Generally it goes well with Kadhi chutney and unripe shredded papaya sambharo. Now days Fafda is available worldwide even on online too… 🙂
Ingredients:
- 2 cup Besan/Chickpeas Flour
- 1 tsp Carom Seeds/Ajwain
- Salt
- 1 tsp Papad Kharo
- 1 tbsp Oil
Other Ingredients
- Oil for Deep Frying
Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, add besan, ajwain, 1 tbsp oil, salt and mix together.
2. In another bowl, add ¼ cup water, papad kharo and mix well until papad Kharo dissolves completely.
3. Add the water mixture into the besan mixture, knead it well, and make a soft dough.
4. Heat the oil in pan for deep frying.
5. Take the prepared dough and divide into small-small balls.
6. Take one ball and place it on wooden surface.
7. Now with base of your palm, drag the dough in a straight line, holding the dough at the starting point with the other hand, this form like a long strip.
8. Take a knife and remove the strip from surface. Use same process for remaining balls.
9. Fry both sides of prepared strips till golden color over medium heat or till it becomes crisp.
Tips:
- You can use baking powder and baking soda as a substitute of papad kharo.
- You can add turmeric powder for more yellowish color of Fafda.
- Fry Fafda strips always on medium flame to make it crispy.
Ingredients
Method
- In a mixing bowl, add besan, ajwain, 1 tbsp oil, salt and mix together.
- In another bowl, add ¼ cup water, papad kharo and mix well until papad Kharo dissolves completely.
- Add water mixture into the besan mixture, knead it well and make a soft dough.
- Heat the oil in pan for deep frying.
- Take the prepared dough and divide into small-small balls.
- Take one ball and place it on wooden surface.
- Now with base of your palm, drag the dough in a straight line, holding the dough at the starting point with the other hand, this form like a long strip.
- Take a knife and remove the strip from surface. Use same process for remaining balls.
- Fry both sides of prepared strips till golden color over medium heat or till it becomes crisp.
Notes
- You can use baking powder and baking soda as a substitute of papad kharo.
- You can add turmeric powder for more yellowish color of Fafda.
- Fry Fafda strips always on medium flame to make it crispy.
this is new to me.. looks very tempting
Thanks Veena!
Brilliant photography Binjal. Love Fafda, bring backs childhood memories. Thanks for sharing dear. 🙂
Thanks Ruchi!