A popular Gujarati Snack - Khatta Vada 

In rainy season when we all have strong craving for fried stuff try this popular Gujarati Snack - Khatta Vada.  Khatta Vada is spicy, sour vada enjoyed during chai time. Made from the white dhokla flour, curd and spices and best part you can store them and carry them during travelling as well. 


Ingredients: 

  • 2 cups of Khatta dhokla flour (This is flour of urad dal and rice)
  • 1 cup of dahi 
  • ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of red chilli powder 
  • Salt to taste
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1.5 teaspoons of green chilli paste
  • 3 teaspoons of white sesame seeds
  • 2 teaspoon of coriander seeds 
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon of oil 
  • Oil for deep frying

Method: 

  • In a bowl add dhokla flour, add curd and some water to make the dough. Cover the dough and keep it for fermentation for 3 hours or more. 
  • After fermentation add all the spices like haldi, red chilli powder, green chilli paste, hing, til (sesame), dhania seeds and salt. Mix well all of these together
  • Lastly put baking soda and pour hot oil and mix it well
  • Heat the oil for frying. Grease the palm with oil and make round shape vada and deep fry them on a medium flame. 
  • Serve vada hot with chai. 


White dhokla flour is typically easily available in the market. If you don't get one then you follow the below process: 

- Dry roast 1.5 cup rice and 1/2 cup urad dal in a pan. Cool it down completely and grind it together. In home mixture grinder you will get the coarse powder if you do it in flour mill machine you get nice soft flour. Then follow the fermentation process with curd. 





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