Indian recipes

You’ve had Indian appetizer Samosa and you’ve prepared Indian fritters called Pakoras but have you ever tried Bhakarwadi?

Bhakarwadi is a traditional spicy/savory Maharastrian/Gujarati snack recipe which can be enjoyed with evening tea/coffee etc. The flour based round discs are stuffed with roasted spices and then finally deep fried to a crispy finish. You can serve them fresh or store them to eat later.

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

For The Dough
1 Cup Chickpea flour (Besan)
1 Cup All Purpose flour (Maida)
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
1/2 Tsp Ajwain Seeds (Carom Seeds)

To Be Mixed Together For The Stuffing

1 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera) , 1 tsp Coriander Seeds (Dhania), 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds (Saunf), 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds (Til), 1 tsp Poppy seeds, 4-5 curry leaves (I used dried ones), 1 tsp Dried Ginger Powder (Sund/Soond), 1/2 tsp Red Chilli pwd, 1/2 tsp Garam Masala, Salt (to taste) and 1 tsp Sugar

1/2 cup Plain Shredded Coconut

Other Ingredients
Oil for deep frying and 1 tbsp Lemon juice

Method.
Knead flour into a stiff dough. Keep aside.
Roast the spices and grind them, Roast coconut.
Mix the spice powder with coconut.
Divide the dough into equal portions and roll out each portion into a small circle.
Apply lemon juice and Place a portion of the stuffing and roll out like a cylinder.
Make more such vadis using all the stuffing and dough.
Cut them into 2 cm round discs.
Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep fry these vadis till they turn golden brown and crisp.
Serve hot or store in an air-tight container.