Green Peas Kotimbir Vadi

Ingredients

Green peas – 1 cup

Chickpeas flour – 1 cup

Bajra flour – ½ cup
Rice flour - 1 tbl.sp

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Roasted cumin powder – 1 tsp

Sesame seeds – 2 tbl.sp

Ajwain/carom seeds – 1 tsp

Baking soda – ½  tsp

Asafoetida –  1/4 tsp

Small bunch of coriander leaves

Juice of half lemon

Salt as per taste

Method

Take fresh green peas and coarsely make a paste of it.

Mix all the ingredients given and add water to it. Make a batter which should not be too thin or thick.  Take a greased plate and pour this mixture into it.

Steam it for 10 to 15 minutes. Prick it with a knife. When it comes out clean, it means it is cooked.

Off the flame and let it cool down.

Cut into desired shape and shallow fry in oil. Serve hot with chutney or tomato sauce.

Palak Methi Vadi (Spinach and Fenugreek Leaves Recipe)

Ingredients

Spinach leaves – 4 to 5 finely chopped

Fenugreek leaves – ½ cup finely chopped

Chickpeas flour – 2 cup

Semolina – 2 tbl.sp

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Red chilli powder – 1 ½ tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Roasted cumin powder – 1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Method

Mix all the ingredients, adding little water. Make a thick dosa like batter. Grease one flat tray and pour this batter and steam this for 10 to 15 minutes  When you prick it with a knife, it should come out clean, then it is cooked.

When done, remove and leave it to cool.

Cut into square pieces and shallow fry in oil.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Methi Vadi

Ingredients

Methi leaves/fenugreek leaves – 1 cup

Besan flour/gram flour – 1 ½ cup

Rice flour – 2 tbl.sp

Chilli powder – 1 tsp or as per taste

Coriander powder – 1  tsp

Poppy seed – 1 tsp

Sesame seed – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Lemon juice – 2 tsp

Make a paste of

Ginger – 1 inch

Green chilli – 2

Method

In a bowl, combine together all the ingredients given and make a batter of medium consistency by adding water to it.

Leave this to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.

Take a pan, grease it with oil and pour this batter. Spread it evenly and steam it for 10 to 15 minutes.

Remove and leave it to cool.

Cut into square pieces and then deep fry or shallow fry in oil.

Palak Vadi

Ingredients

Besan/gram flour – 1 cup

Palak/spinach leaves – 3/4 cup

Red chilli – ½ tsp

Cumin seed – ½ tsp

Paste of ginger and green chilli – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼  tsp

asafetida - ¼ tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Sesame seed – 1 tsp

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Oil – 1 tsp

Method

Mix together all the ingredients, add one tsp of oil to it and then add enough water to make a thick batter. Grease the plate with oil and pour this batter in it.

Steam it in a pressure cooker or steamer for 15 minutes and then cut into cubes when it is cool.

Shallow fry in oil and serve hot with chutney or tomato ketchup.

Kotimbir Vadi Recipe

Kotimbir Vadi (Maharashtrian Recipe)