Fafda Recipe
Fafda Recipe – a well-known Gujarati snack or breakfast dish crafted from gram flour. A widely enjoyed pairing is fafda with jalebi, commonly available at farsan shops across Gujarat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Besan (gram flour)
- ¼ teaspoon Black peppercorns Coarsely crushed
- Salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds) crush between your palm and then add
- ¼ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Hing (Asafetida)
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 tablespoon Oil + more for deep frying
Instructions
- Mix all dry ingredients (besan, salt, crushed pepper, ajwain, baking soda and hing) in a bowl.
- Make medium soft dough by adding little water at a time.
- Then drizzle oil on the dough, grease your palm and knead the dough for good 7-8 minutes to make it smooth.
- Cover it and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
- After the resting time, divide the dough into 17 equal portions, make oval shaped balls.
- Heat the oil on medium heat for deep frying.
- Work with one ball at a time, put it on a wooden board. Press the one end slightly and then using your palm stretch the dough in forward direction to make it about 6 inch long.
- Now take a sharp long knife, run it under the rolled fafda to remove it from the board.
- And drop into hot oil, similarly roll and add into the oil 3-4 at a time.
- Fry both sides till they get crisp and cooked. No need to look for golden brown color.
- Once fried remove it to a paper towel lined plate and repeat the same for rest.
- Serve them warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 5gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 385mgPotassium: 196mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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