🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Kalmi Vada

Name: Kalmi Vada
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.25 tsp Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 1 tbsp, grated Ginger; 2, minced Green Chili; 3/4 cup, soaked Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal); 1/2 tsp Ajwain; for deep frying Peanut Oil; 1/4 cup, soaked Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

Rajasthan's twice-fried dal batons from the Marwar thali — crisp armour, spicy soft heart, built to survive a desert journey. The double fry is the whole point.

Prep 30 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Salt1.25 tsp
Onion1, finely chopped
Ginger1 tbsp, grated
Green Chili2, minced
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)3/4 cup, soaked
Ajwain1/2 tsp
Peanut Oilfor deep frying
Yellow Moong Dal1/4 cup, soaked

Instructions

1
Soak dals 4 hours; grind coarsely with minimal water.
2
Mix in onion, green chilies, ginger, ajwain and salt.
3
Shape into thick flat batons and steam 15 minutes to set.
4
Cool and slice into rounds.
5
Deep fry the rounds twice — once pale, once gold — for the legendary crust.

Chef's tip

The pre-steam is what separates kalmi vada from ordinary dal tikki; don't skip straight to frying.

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