Fafda Recipe

Its a very popular breakfast of Gujarat. Usually, it is served with fried green chillies and a papaya chutney and of-course it goes well with Jalebi. Just think about it, poha, jalebi and fafda [ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha]. Mouth watering breakfast.
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup gram flour [Besan]
  • Salt as per taste
  • 2-3 pinches of baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp freshly crushed black pepper
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • less than 1/4th cup of water
  • a pinch of turmeric
  • oil to deep fry
Method:
  1. Mix besan, salt, black pepper, soda, turmeric and 2 tbsp of oil. Add little water at a time and make the soft dough [not too soft].
  2. Grease you palms and a surface with oil. Use wooden board if possible to make fafda.
  3. Take a portion of dough and with base of your palm, drag the dough in a straight line. This will form a strip.
  4. Fry these strips in hot oil over medium heat till crisp. They should not turn golden.
  5. Serve them with fried green chillies.

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