In a bowl, mix the besan with salt, red chili powder, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, and soda together.
Slowly add the water to make a thick pouring batter.
If you want you can trim the bread sides, else cut across diagonally to get triangles or through the center to make rectangle pieces.
Heat the kadai with cooking oil and when it is hot, take the bread pieces and apply a thick coating of the batter on both sides.
On top, press down the ajwain and coriander leaves.
Gently drop these into the hot oil and simmer.
Cook on both sides and drain to a kitchen towel using a slotted ladle.
Serve hot with either ketchup or coconut chutney.