Homemade Fafda served with Feta Salad

Name: Homemade Fafda served with Feta Salad
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 15-20 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Gram flour(besan); 1 tsp crushed kasoori methi; 1 pinch Turmeric powder; 1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper; 1/2 tsp Carom seeds (ajwain); 1/4 cup Water; 3/4 tsp Baking soda; 1 tbsp Oil for dough+ more to grease; 1 cup Oil for deep frying; 1/4 cup Feta cheese/ you can use crumbled paneer also; 2 tbsp thick Yoghurt; 1/2 teaspoon Sumac powder/chat masala can be used; 1 teaspoon Olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon Chilli flakes; 1 pinch Sugar; 2 tbsp chopped Tomato (deseeded); 2 tbsp chopped green Capsicum; 2 tbsp chopped purple Cabbage; 1 fresh chopped red Chilli; 1 tbsp chopped Coriander leaves

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

Riyadh

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Fafda is a popular Gujarati snack. In many festivals, fafda is the most preferred snack. It's actually a fried snack made of chick pea flour or besan with some spices like carom seeds, kasuri methi etc and baking soda.
Fafda is generally served with some chutneys .Here I am serving my homemade fafda with healthy feta cheese salad. And it is an excellent combo you must try.

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

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Ingredients

20 min

15-20 servings

1 cupGram flour(besan)
1 tspcrushed kasoori methi
1 pinchTurmeric powder
1/2 teaspooncrushed black pepper
1/2 tspCarom seeds (ajwain)
1/4 cupWater
3/4 tspBaking soda
1 tbspOil for dough+ more to grease
1 cupOil for deep frying
Ingredients for feta salad
1/4 cupFeta cheese/ you can use crumbled paneer also
2 tbspthick Yoghurt
1/2 teaspoonSumac powder/chat masala can be used
1 teaspoonOlive oil
1/2 teaspoonChilli flakes
1 pinchSugar
2 tbspchopped Tomato (deseeded)
2 tbspchopped green Capsicum
2 tbspchopped purple Cabbage
1fresh chopped red Chilli
1 tbspchopped Coriander leaves

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Steps

20 min

1

In a mixing bowl, add all dry ingredients and mix it well.
2

Dissolve baking soda in to 1/4 cup of water.
3

Make a smooth dough by adding small amount of soda water periodically to the mixture.
4

Add in 1 tbsp oil on palm and knead the dough for about 4 to 5 minutes until dough gets very smooth and shiny. Once its done, cover it and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
5

After resting time, knead for a minute again and take small portion of the dough. Make small cylindrical shape patties.
6

Now with the help of your palm make each fafda.
7

This is an important step to make Fafda. You need to apply pressure from using your palm just below the thumb. Take one cylindrical shape ball on wooden surface and apply pressure using your palm and drag the dough to stretch it as long and thin possible.
8

You would need a thin blade knife to take out the Fafda strip from the wooden surface. Hold the knife with using both hand and scratch it below the Fafda Strip in one go and the strip will come out.
9

Place them to a greased dish.
10

To make fried Fafda, heat oil in a frying pan at medium heat. Once its hot, drop raw fafda into oil and fry from both side until golden color.
11

Once its done, remove from hot oil and place it on paper towel. Let it cool down.
12

Method to make feta cheese salad
13

Chop tomato (deseeded), green capsicum, purple cabbage, fresh red chilli, and coriander leaves.
14

Mix together feta cheese, yoghurt, 1 pinch of sugar, sumac powder 1 teaspoon of olive oil and chilli flakes.
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Add in the feta cheese mixture to the chopped vegetables. Mix well.
16

Healthy feta cheese salad is ready.
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Serve them with fafda. It's a very delicious snack which you can serve for breakfast also.