Wadas are probably my son Akash’s favourite food. Made of rice and lentil flours these deep fried golden snacks are the perfect accompaniment to tea.
The mixture of the rice/lentil flour (readily available in most Indian stores) is mixed with sharp tangy yoghurt and left to marinate overnight. Spices, garlic cilantro, chill paste and a tablespoon of oil are added to this firm paste and blended with a spoon or by hand (the texture is rather dough like).
The technique is unusual, as the mixture has to be divided in to about 40mm balls then patted and slightly flattened into discs on a damp tea towel.
Once the discs are flattened, they are deep fried until they reach a beautiful deep golden hue. The deep frying process would also allow the wada to puff up, creating an air pocket which will then help keep these scumptious snacks soft when cooled.
Why don’t you give these a try but make sure you have a cup of masala chai ready for when bite into these delectable little wada.
Happy cooking folks 🙂
1 cup wada mix ( same as dhokra mix)
1 1/2 tea sp salt
3/4 turmeric powder
1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 ts sp garlic paste
1 tea sp chili paste
cilantro
2 tab sp wheat flower 1 tab sp oil.
oil for deep frying.
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