Fafda (Long Crispy Gram Flour Snack, Street Style)
A golden rectangle that marks the morning of Gujarat! Ajowan Scented Crispy Bean Snack
Description
Gujarat state national breakfast snack kneading ajwain seeds/black pepper into Besan (chickpea flour), stretching long/thin using palms on wooden board, deep-fried crisp in oil.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Chickpea flour
- Ajwain
- Black pepper
- Frying oil
- Green chili
- Papaya(for salad)
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 150g Besan (chickpea flour),
- tsp ajwain seeds, 1/
- tsp coarsely ground black pepper, baking soda pinch,
- tbsp oil (for dough), water to taste, massive frying oil,
- raw green chilies (for frying).
- Add 'ajwain seeds' possessing unique refreshing aroma aiding digestion, coarse black pepper, a little oil/water to Besan, kneading into exquisitely bouncy dough neither too hard/soft.
- Here's the artisan tech. Stall vendor places small dough chunk on special long thin wooden board, pressing heel of palm strongly, stretching it 'swish' towards himself instantly.
- Swiftly peels the thin long yellow ribbon-like dough stuck to the board as if scraping with a knife.
- Tosses directly into boiling cauldron oil, frying fragrantly for seconds until surface bubbles 'puku-puku' turning crispy golden.
- Heaps fresh-fried hot long Fafdas on newspaper, serves alongside salted 'fried green chilies' and sour salad (Sambharo) made of julienned papaya. Highly addictive crispy snack popping with bean savoriness and ajwain aroma.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Ajwain、Black pepper
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Cut wonton wrappers long/thin and fry (lacks bean flavor but as crispy texture sub)
Pairing
Hot Masala Chai、Jalebi(Super-sweet sweet)
Trivia
[Hardcore] Gujarat state breakfast absolute aesthetic is eating this salty 'Fafda' and super-sweet 'Jalebi' as a set (called Fafda Jalebi). Especially on Sunday festivals or 'Dussehra (Hindu holiday)' mornings, massive hours-long lines form at city stalls of people seeking this golden set.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Snap the long Fafda 'crack' by hand, eat alternately with super-sweet syrup-soaked spiral sweet 'Jalebi', washing the salty/sweet infinite loop down with Chai!
Allergen
Soy (Lentils)