Fafda is a very popular traditional Gujarati snacks. The recipe is made of gram flour and spices. The crunchy Fafda, Jalebi and roasted chili is a awesome snacks combination and generally it is served to guest in the same manner. Although not very hard but recipe requires some practice so don’t get disheartened when you are trying first time. It would need some practice to get it going. Generally Fafda is deep fried however I also tried baking the same and that too came out pretty tasty.
Khandvi is a famous Gujarati snacks. Khandvi is prepared using besan (gram flour) and curd and tempered with curry leaves, mustard and sesame seeds. Making it first few times until you get hang of it, requires lot of patience. The very important step is getting the mixture consistency right and time taken to spread. It took me three iterations to get the right consistency of mixture and to make it perfect. Khandvi is garnished with fresh grated coconut and coriander leaves. I also have tried a little variation by stuffing the khandvi with shredded coconut, coriander leaves and beetroot. You can either skip the stuffing or make it as per your choice.
Poi leaves are also called as Malabar Spinach or Basella Spinach and generally available in Indian grocery stores or Asian market. Poi leaves are glossy, broad, deep green and thick. The pakora/bhajji made from Poi leaves tastes awesome and goes very well as snack item with tea. It can be prepared in both way either shallow fry or deep fry. In fact you can bake as well if you are worried about oil. However the best taste is in deep fried as always.
Kadhi bari is specialty from Bihar. As such there are variety of Kadhi recipe which comes from other states of India. The bari gives a different taste to the kadhi. Simple and easy to make. Enjoy this tangy and spicy kadhi with hot plain rice and roti.
