Khandvi

                   

Khandvi

Khandvi is a great tea time snack of Gujarat. It is a delicious savory made of besan and curd. I have always shied away making khandvi!!. Believe me it is an easy dish to make

Ingredients: (makes 25- 30 pieces)
1 cup besan (Gram flour)
1 cup fresh curd
1 1/2 cups water
1 table spoon ginger- green chili paste (1 inch ginger and 3 green chilies)
1 tea spoon haldi
1/2 tea spoon haldi
1/2 tea spoon hing powder
Juice of one lemon
1 cup finely chopped coriander leaves
1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
For tempering:
1 table spoon oil
1 tea spoon mustard
1 strand curry leaves
3 slit green chilies
1/4 tea spoon hing powder
Preparation:
1. Combine besan, curd, and water.Mix well so that no lumps remain.
2. To this add ginger - green chili paste, haldi, hing, salt and mix well.
3. Put this batter in a thick bottom pan and cook on a low flame till the batter becomes shiny and thick.
4. Grease the back side of three big thalis.
5. Divide the batter into three portions.
6. When hot itself spread the cooked batter on the greased thalis and spread  thinly and evenly with a spatula.
7. Using a greased knife cut the spread batter into thin strips of 1 1/2 or 2 inch wide.
8. Roll each strip gently.
9. Heat oil for tempering, add mustard, slit green chilies, hing, and curry leaves
10. When mustard splits add to the tempering to the  khandvi.
11. Garnish with lemon juice, coriander leaves and coconut gratings.
12. Serve with tea.