Kothambir Vade

Description

• Ethnicity - Marathi, West Indian
• Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 cup gram flour
• ¼ cup chopped onions
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 tbsp chilli-ginger paste
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp oil
• oil for shallow frying
• 1¾ cup water

Procedures

1. Put oil, onions and garlic into a casserole dish and sauté in a microwave oven on high, covered, for 2 minutes or heat oil and add onions and garlic and sauté till a light brown.
2. Mix gram flour and water together to make an even batter.
3. Pour it into the casserole dish and cook on medium-high, for 4 minutes, without lid.
4. Stir once.
5. Or cook over medium heat stirring all the time till mixture thickens (a little bit cooled on a surface, should set).
6. Mix the remaining ingredients and cook on high for 4 minutes.
7. Stir once.
8. Or cook over high heat stirring all the time till setting consistency is reached again.
9. Remove mixture onto a tray and spread into a ½" thick rectangle.
10. Cool completely.
11. Cut into square pieces.
12. Shallow fry the square pieces until golden brown.
13. Use a little oil on a non-stick griddle.