Chokha na Vada
These are rice fritters made by cooking rice and urad dal and then frying the mixture into dumplings. Use any non-glutinous rice of your choice, or try to use a rice you’ve not tried before. Whole grain rices with bran will work, too.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Dabhda rice
- 1/2 cup urad dal
- 1 cup whole wheat flour, preferably coarse ground
- 3-4 teaspoons ginger and green chili paste
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste, optional
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice/amchur power, to balance the sweetness of rice
- ½ cup coriander, finely chopped
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a bowl mix the rice and urad dal, wash till water runs clear. Soak the mix for 30 minutes.
- In a pressure cooker, add the mixed rice-dal, salt, 3 cups water and cook the mix as you would cook khichri or for 2-3 whistles. Turn off the flame and allow the pressure to subside.
- Turn out the cooked rice-dal into a wide bowl and bring it to room temperature.
- Add in the remaining ingredients, except oil and combine it to soft dough consistency. Taste the mix and adjust the seasoning.
- Divide the dough in lime sized balls.
- Place the dough ball on a wet cheese cloth/ old cotton cloth, press it to flatten slightly and poke hole in the middle.
- Slide the shaped vada in hot oil, one at a time and fry 4-5 vadas at a time. Fry on gentle flame till the vadas are golden brown in colour.
- Serve the vadas hot with chutney of your choice.