Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Kothimbir Vadi


Kothimbir vadi is supposedly a very popular and typical Maharashtrian dish although I don't remember my mom making it of eating it too much. It is the maharashtrian equivalent of dhokla and quite tasty. This is a relatively healthier version of the dish. I follow Nupur's recipe closely with a few variations and was very happy with the outcome.

Ingredients:
  1. Besan - 1 cup
  2. Rice flour - 2 tbsps
  3. Wheat flour - 2 tbsps
  4. Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
  5. Jeera-dhania powder - 1 tsp
  6. Green chillies - 4 or 5 ground into a paste + 4-5 sliced thinly
  7. Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
  8. Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
  9. Salt
  10. Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
  11. Lemon - 1
  12. Olive oil - 1 tsp + 3-4 tsps
  13. Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
  14. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  15. Jeera - 1 tsp
  16. Hing - 1/tsp+1/2tsp
  17. Corriander - 2 cups finely chopped
  18. Curry leaves - 10
  19. Water

Directions:
  1. Mix the flours, corriander, 1/2 tsp hing, green chilli paste, red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, sesame seeds, salt, jeera dhania powder, 1/2 lemon's juice, 1/2 tsp hing and water to make a smooth thick batter.
  2. Pour the batter into a greased pan and steam for 15 minutes until it is cooked. Let it cool and cut into small pieces.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and sautee the pieces a little on each side, lightly till they turn brown and crisp. Drain on a paper towel.
  4. Heat 1 tsp oil and to it add mustard seeds, jeera, hing, green chillies and curry leaves and let them turn crisp. Sprinkle over the cut and fried pieces and sprinkle some corriander and lemon juice and serve hot.

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