Khandvi
Savory snack made with gram flour and buttermilk, flavored with tempering of mustard, green chillies, curry leaves, asafoetida, coconut and coriander leaves
Ingredients
- Besan - 1 cup
- Sour curd - 1/2 cup
- Water - 1 ½ cup
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Salt - to taste
To temper
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Sesame seeds - 1 tsp
- Green chilly - 1 or 2 chopped
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Asafoetida/Hing - 1 tsp
- Whole dry red chilly - 1
- For Garnish:
- Coconut - 2 tbsp grated
- Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp finely chopped
Instructions
- Arrange some steel plates to spread the batter. You can also spread the batter on the counter top. Brush the plates with little oil.
- In a bowl add besan, curd, water, sugar, turmeric powder, salt and mix together to make a lump free thin and smooth batter.
- Transfer the batter to a non-stick pan and cook on medium heat. Keep stirring continuously for 8-10 minutes or till batter becomes thick.
- Spread a teaspoon of batter on a plate. Try to roll it after few seconds. If you are able to roll it, then batter is cooked. If not, cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Once the batter has reached the desired consistency, immediately remove and spread on the greased plates evenly and as thin as possible using the back of spoon or spatula.
- After 2-3 minutes, cut the besan layer into 1 or 2 inch strips. Then roll each strip tightly and place them on the serving dish.
- Heat oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds. When it pops, add hing, red chilly, sesame, green chilly and curry leaves. Saute them for few seconds and pour over the rolls.
- Garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.
Notes
- Strain the batter using a sieve to avoid any lumps.
- Keep greased steel plates ready. You can use steel, ceramic or porcelain plates. You can also spread the batter on aluminum foil.
- You can make this one day ahead and keep them in the refrigerator. Warm them in microwave before serving.
- You can add a paste of ginger and green chilly to the batter to give more flavor.