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    Kalmi Vada | How to make Rajasthani Chana Dal Vada

    Published: Sep 27, 2019 · Modified: Oct 5, 2020 by Srivalli · 6 Comments

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    Rajasthani Kalmi Vada is a typical tea time snack which is deep-fried chana dal vada with onions, spices and served with green chutney, and tea.

    This snack is double fried by cutting the regular circular vada and ends up being oblong or long sticks. This is the same as the South Indian Masala Vadai, except it is double fried and served as thinner pieces.

    While Masala Vada is served as such or with coconut chutney, this Kalmi Vada is served with green chutney or imli chutney

    So for Day 5 in the Mandatory Week of BM#104 Sweets & Snacks, we had picked Kalmi Vada from Rajasthan. I decided to make a Kalmi Vada with onions and spices in it. The vadas turned out super crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

    As I mentioned yesterday, I had planned for three dishes which meant I ended up making six dishes and the spread was only with chana dal in different forms! While the Kothimbir Vadi was new, this was the same old masala vada in a new form for Hubby dear and he was quite happy when you had his first bite into the snack.

    While this version is with onions, check out what’s on Cooking 4 all Seasons.

    Kalmi Vada
    Week 1 - Sweets (Indian Traditional Sweets)

    Day 1 is Arcot Makkan Peda
    Day 2 is Burhanpur Jalebi
    Day 3 is Ghevar
    Day 4 is Motichoor Ladoo
    Day 5 is Ghotua Ladoo
    Day 6 is Bandar Laddu

    Week 2 - Snacks from the same State (Andhra)

    Day 1 is Kara Sev
    Day 2 is Kobbari Chegodilu
    Day 3 is Karam Gavvalu
    Day 4 is Garlic Kara Sev
    Day 5 is Venna Murukulu
    Day 6 is Palakayalu

    Week 3 - Snacks of our choice (Vada Varieties)

    Day 1 is Ponk Vada
    Day 2 is Palak Vada
    Day 3 is Cabbage Vada
    Day 4 is Sabudana Vada
    Day 5 is Mulai Keerai Masala Vadai
    Day 6 is Instant Rava Vada

    Week 4 - Mandatory Week

    Day 1 is Andhra - Palli Pappu Chekkalu
    Day 2 is Gujarat - Baked Handvo
    Day 3 is Madhya Pradesh - Ratlami Masala Sev
    Day 4 is Maharashtra -Kothimbir Vadi

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    How to make Kalmi Vada

    Step By Step Pictures to make Kalmi Vada

    Onion Kalmi Vada 1 Onion Kalmi Vada 2

    Onion Kalmi Vada 3

    Rajasthani Kalmi Vada

    Ingredients Needed:

    1/2 cup Chana dal / Bengal Gram Dal
    1 cup Onion
    6 cloves Garlic
    Handful Coriander Leaves
    1 to no Green Chilli
    1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
    1 tsp Cumin Seeds
    Salt to Taste
    Cooking Oil for deep frying

    How to make Kalmi Vada with Onions

    Wash and soak chana dal overnight. The next day, drain the chana dal from water and add it to a mixer.

    Grind into thick coarse paste sprinkling very little water if needed. The dal should be firm. Transfer the dal into the mixing bowl.
    Add finely chopped onion, green chili, crushed garlic, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, red chili powder, and required salt to it.
    Mix everything together into a thick soft dough.
    Heat oil in a Kadai. When the oil is hot, simmer and take a small portion of the chana dal batter and pat down as circles with half-inch thickness, just like masala vadai.
    Cook on a medium flame for the vada to be well cooked. When it turns golden, drain with a slotted ladle and continue making all the vadas.
    Once you are done, let it cool down a bit for you to handle it.
    Using a sharp knife, cut into fingers of about half-inch width.
    Fry these fingers again until it gets crispy on the outside.
    Drain again to a kitchen towel and serve with chutney.

    Rajasthan Chana Dal Vada

    Kalmi Vada
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    Rajasthani Kalmi Vada

    Rajasthani Kalmi Vada is a typical tea time snack which is deep fried chana dal vada with onions, spices and served with green chutney, and tea.
    Course Appetizers & Starters
    Cuisine Rajasthan
    Keyword Rainy Time Snack
    By Cook Method Deep Fried
    Occasion Evening Snack, Weekend Special
    By Diet Gluten Free, Vegan
    Dish Type Deep Fried Dishes
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup Chana Dal / Bengal Gram Dal
    • 1 cup Onion
    • 6 cloves Garlic
    • Handful Coriander leaves
    • 1 to 2 no Green Chilli
    • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
    • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
    • Salt to taste
    • Cooking Oil for deep frying

    Instructions

    • Wash and soak chana dal overnight. The next day, drain the chana dal from water and add it to a mixer.
    • Grind into thick coarse paste sprinkling very little water if needed. The dal should be firm. Transfer the dal into mixing bowl.
    • Add finely chopped onion, green chilli, crushed garlic, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, red chili powder and required salt to it.
    • Mix everything together into thick soft dough.
    • Heat oil in a kadai. When the oil is hot, simmer and take a small portion of the chana dal batter and pat down as circles with half inch thickness, just like masala vadai.
    • Cook on a medium flame for the vada to be well cooked. When it turns golden, drain with a slotted ladle and continue making all the vadas.
    • Once you are done, let it cool down a bit for you to handle it.
    • Using a sharp knife, cut into fingers of about half inch width.
    • Fry these fingers again until it gets crispy on the outside.
    • Drain again to a kitchen towel and serve with chutney.
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    1. vaishalisabnani says

      September 27, 2019 at 5:37 am

      This is a delicious snack , we normally do not have onions in the traditional recipe , as these wadas are used in chat . Though they taste amazing on their own too . Live these crisp sinful bites .

      Reply
    2. Suma Gandlur says

      September 27, 2019 at 7:07 am

      We enjoyed it too as it reminded me my favorite masala vadas. They were good without onions too but adding them makes more flavorful.

      Reply
    3. amaracooking says

      September 29, 2019 at 8:25 am

      We all enjoyed these vadas too, I also didn't add onions but I'm sure they added lot of flavour to the vadas.

      Reply
    4. Harini Rupanagudi says

      September 30, 2019 at 6:48 am

      Adding onions is interesting too and since they are the cousins of our very own masala vadas, I guess they get accepted at home easily 🙂

      Reply
    5. Sushma Pinjala says

      October 02, 2019 at 9:29 pm

      This is a delicious snack, similar to south's masala vada. Adding onions is a great idea.

      Reply
    6. namscorner18 says

      October 23, 2019 at 2:09 pm

      We all enjoyed the kalmi vada. My hubby thought its masala vada and ate. Yours look so crispy and crunchy

      Reply

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