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    Rajasthani Chana Dal Vada | How to make Kalmi Vada

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

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    Kalmi Vada is a traditional Rajasthani chana dal vada made with chana dal and spices. This is typically served as tea time snack.

    Though I have read about it and seen it, the first time I tasted it was in our office when we had invited a cook to prepare authentic Rajasthani khana for an occasion. I later even saw this during our Delhi BM Meet in the Street food we had.

    I knew it is very much our Masala Vadai, but double fried to become very crispy. Since I have to make two different recipes, I checked how else I can make Masala vada differently. Yes, just like we have plain dal vada for pooja time, I saw Vaishali had shared a version that was just dal and whole spices. So you must check out how I have made kalmi Vada on Spice your Life!

    This is for Day 5 in the Mandatory Week for BM#104 Sweets & Snacks, I have Kalmi Vada with just Dals.

    Rajashtani Kalmi Vada Recipe


    Week 1 - Sweets (Indian Halwas)

    Day 1 is Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa
    Day 2 is Singhara Ka Atta Halwa
    Day 3 is Kuttu Ka Halwa
    Day 4 is Rajgira Halwa
    Day 5 is Sweet Potato Halwa
    Day 6 is Akhrot Ka Halwa

    Week 2 - Snack from the same State (Rajasthan)

    Day 1 is Rajasthani Mirchi Vada
    Day 2 is Pudina Tikoni Paratdar Mathri
    Day 3 is Matar Kachori
    Day 4 is Rajasthani Methi Mathri
    Day 5 is Pyaz ki Kachori
    Day 6 is Kanji Wada

    Week 3 - Snack of our choice (Rice based Traditional Snacks)

    Day 1 is Kai Murukku
    Day 2 is Sakinalu
    Day 3 is Seepu Seedai
    Day 4 is Aval Murukku
    Day 5 is Mundhiri Murukku
    Day 6 is Spinach Murukku

    Week 4 - Mandatory Week

    Day 1 is Andhra - Pudina Pappu Chekkalu
    Day 2 is Gujarat Andhra - Tawa Handvo
    Day 3 is Madhya Pradesh - Ratlami Sev
    Day 4 is Maharashtra - Microwave No Oil Kothimbir Vadi

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    How to make Dal Kalmi Vada

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    Rajasthani Chana Dal Vada

    How to make Dal Kalmi Vada

    Wash and soak the chana dal for at least 4 hours.
    Drain the water and grind it coarsely. Add the whole spices, and pulse it a couple of times.
    Add red chili powder, hing, and salt.
    Pat down as regular vadas and deep fry. When it gets cooked to golden, remove.
    Continue with the rest of the batter. Remove and let it cool down.
    Then using a sharp knife, cut into long pieces.
    Deep fry again to a crispy texture.
    Serve hot

    Dal Kalmi Vada

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    Rajasthani Chana Dal Vada

    Kalmi Vada is a traditional Rajasthani chana dal vada made with chana dal and spices. This is typically served as tea time snack.
    Course Snacks
    Cuisine Rajasthan
    Keyword Tea Time Snack
    By Cook Method Deep Fried
    Occasion Evening Snack
    By Diet Vegetarian
    Dish Type Street Food
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Chana Dal
    • 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
    • 1 tsp Coriander Seeds
    • 2 tsp Red Chili powder
    • A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
    • Salt to taste
    • Cooking Oil for deep frying

    Instructions

    • Wash and soak the chana dal for at least 4 hours.
    • Drain the water and grind it coarsely. Add the whole spices, and pulse it a couple of times.
    • Add red chili powder, hing and salt.
    • Pat down as regular vadas and deep fry. When it gets cooked to golden, remove.
    • Continue with the rest of the batter. Remove and let it cool down.
    • Then using a sharp knife, cut into long pieces.
    • Deep fry again to crispy texture.
    • Serve hot
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    Very similar batter is steamed and served in states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, they call this Bafauri

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    1. Vaishali Sabnani says

      September 27, 2019 at 5:40 am

      Awesome , this is one recipe that I really like , and your wadas have come out excellent . I followed a different recipe , but to tell you the truth , this is one of the best ones !

      Reply
    2. Suma Gandlur says

      September 27, 2019 at 7:26 am

      Crispy and yummy vadas. This is one of the dishes I liked very much in this week's marathon.

      Reply
    3. Amara says

      September 29, 2019 at 8:29 am

      Beautifully done Vadas Valli.It's one of the dishes I liked the most out of this weeks marathon.

      Reply
    4. Harini Rupanagudi says

      September 30, 2019 at 6:49 am

      Sinful and crispy and totally addictive. Kudos to you.

      Reply
    5. Sushma Pinjala says

      October 02, 2019 at 9:31 pm

      Crispy and yummy looking Kalmi Vada. Nicely done

      Reply
    6. Narmadha says

      October 29, 2019 at 12:20 am

      They have turned out so delicious and crispy. Wish to grab a few

      Reply

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