🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Kothimbir Vadi

Name: Kothimbir Vadi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp, grated Ginger; 2, minced Green Chili; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 cup, tightly packed and chopped Fresh Cilantro; 1 cup Gram Flour; for shallow frying Peanut Oil; 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds

🇮🇳 Indian

Maharashtra's coriander-square: a steamed block of cilantro-heavy besan, sliced and fried until the edges crackle. Half herb, half snack, entirely gone in minutes.

Prep 15 min Cook 25 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Ginger1 tsp, grated
Green Chili2, minced
Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
Fresh Cilantro1 cup, tightly packed and chopped
Gram Flour1 cup
Peanut Oilfor shallow frying
Sesame Seeds1 tbsp

Instructions

1
Chop a large bunch of cilantro fine; mix with gram flour, green chilies, ginger, turmeric, sesame and salt.
2
Add water to make a thick batter and steam in a greased tray 20 minutes.
3
Cool completely and cut into diamonds.
4
Shallow fry on both sides till crisp browned edges form.
5
Serve with green chutney while hot.

Chef's tip

Steam the block ahead — chilled kothimbir vadi fries into much sharper, crispier edges.

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