Prep time: 20-25 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3-4 people
Green Chutney
Ingredients:
- Coconut
- Fresh coriander
- Green chilli (2-3)
- Ginger (1/2 inch piece)
- Lemon juice (½ lemon)
- Sugar (2 tsp)
- Salt (to taste)
- Water (as required)
Method:
In a blender, combine coconut, fresh coriander, green chilli, ginger, lemon juice, sugar, and salt. Blend into a coarse chutney, adding water gradually to achieve desired consistency.
Vadi
Ingredients:
- Fresh coriander (100 grams)
- Garlic (10 cloves)
- Green chilli (3)
- Cumin seeds (1 tsp)
- Salt (a pinch)
- Gram flour (120 grams)
- Rice flour (¼ cup)
- White sesame seeds (2 tbsp)
- Salt (to taste)
- Turmeric powder (¼ tsp)
- Spicy red chilli powder (¼ tsp)
- Oil (2 tsp)
- Water (60 ml, added gradually)
- Oil (for frying)
- Sesame seeds (for garnish)
Method:
- Wash and dry coriander leaves thoroughly. Chop roughly and place in a large bowl.
- Make a coarse paste of green chillies, garlic, and a pinch of salt.
- Combine the green chilli-garlic paste with chopped coriander.
- Add gram flour, rice flour, white sesame seeds, salt, turmeric powder, spicy red chilli powder, and 2 tsp oil. Mix well.
- Gradually add water to form a firm dough.
- Grease a tray with oil, sprinkle sesame seeds on it, and shape the dough into a 1-inch thick slab.
- Steam over medium-high heat for 12-15 minutes until cooked through.
- Let the steamed slab cool, then cut into squares or rectangles.
- Fry pieces in moderately hot oil until golden brown, or shallow fry for a healthier option.
- Serve hot with green chutney or a dipping sauce of choice.