Kalmi vadas

       A very very crispy and chatpata snack by itself,enjoyed as a local street food in India.

Kalmi vada chaat,my mom's favorite.

Time: 2hrs+45 min
Serves: 4


Ingredients:
1 cup chana dal (split bengal gram)
1 tsp cumin seeds
2-3 green chilies
1 tsp coriander seeds (optional)
1 inch piece of ginger
pinch of asafoteida
Salt to taste
Water
Oil for frying


Directions:

• Wash and soak dal and cumin seeds for 2 hours or more.
• Drain them and grind coarsely  along with green chilies and ginger with no water.
• Heat oil in kadhai.
• In a bowl take ground dal mixture,add salt,coriander seeds,asafoteida and mix.
• Make 4-5 big balls/cutlets and fry them till they change their color.They should not be golden.
• Let them cool.
• Cut carefully with knife in 4-5 pieces either lengthwise or diagonally.
• Fry them till golden brown and crisp.
• Eat them as it is with chutney or serve it as a chaat with curd and chutneys.

* You can also add chopped coriander leaves and fennel seeds in dal mixture.