Kothambir Vade
Ingredients:
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chopped onions 1/4 cup
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oil 1 tbsp
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chopped garlic 6 cloves
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gram flour 1 cup
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water 1 1/3 cup
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turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
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coriander leaves 1 cup
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chilli-ginger paste 1 tbsp
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a large pinch asafoetida
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salt to taste
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oil for shallow frying
For green coconut chutney:
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chopped coriander leaves 1/2 cup
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grated coconut 1/4 cup
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dalia 2 tbsp
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green chillies 2
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curd 4 tbsp
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salt to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a kadai. Saute onions and garlic till soft. Mix gramflour,
water, turmeric, asafoetida, salt and chilli-ginger paste and add gradually
to the kadai. Stir to make even batter. Stir for 2 mins. Add coriander
leaves. Cook further and stir till the mixture leaves the side of the vessel.
Spread in a greased tray to 1/2 inch thickness. Level and allow to cool.
Cut into squares. Shallow fry kothambir vade with little oil to golden
brown at time of serving. Serve with chutney. Prepare green coconut chutney
by blending all the ingredients together in a mixer.
Yields 24 pieces