Fafda

Hello friends,

Today is the 1st day of Blogging Marathon# 9 and this time I chose Regional Special as my theme. And am here with the Gujarati cuisine......... Today I made a very popular snack called Fafda. Here is the recipe.......

We need:



Besan or chickpea flour 2cups
Bicarbonate Soda 1/4sp
Ajwain 1/4 sp
Haldi 1/4 sp
oil to deep fry
Salt to taste



Method:



Mix besan, salt, soda, ajwain, 1sp oil together in a bowl.
Add water and knead into soft dough.
Take a small portion of dough and place it on a greased surface and with base of your palm flattern the dough and cut long strips out of it.
Deep fry them over medium heat untill crisp and let them cool.
Fafda is ready to serve with spicy chutney or fried green chillies.



Also checkout what my fellow Bloggers are cooking for Blogging marathon # 9

Comments

Gayathri Kumar said…
New to me. Looks so delicious...
October 24, 2011 at 1:31 AM
Priya said…
Fafdas looks super crispy and prefect..
October 24, 2011 at 3:20 AM
Vardhini said…
New one .. looks yummy.

Vardhini
October 24, 2011 at 8:35 AM
Harini said…
new to me.. looks interesting!
October 24, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Smitha said…
looks very yummy!...crispy and perfect!
October 24, 2011 at 1:37 PM
The Pumpkin Farm said…
all time favorite breakfast especially during festive periods, In mumbai unlike gujarat we eat jalebi + fafda during major days like 15th aug , dassehra , diwali..is funny but thats how it is...
ofcourse no one makes fafdas at home, thanks for sharing the recipe
October 24, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Cool Lassi(e) said…
Never heard of it! But totally looks good!
October 24, 2011 at 6:37 PM
Srivalli said…
Sounds very interesting!..though the ingredients are the regular one, never knew about this..thanks!
October 25, 2011 at 3:20 AM
divya said…
looks absolutely great dear.
October 25, 2011 at 2:34 PM
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