Bharleli Kothimbir Vadi/ Stuffed kothimbir Vadi

Preparation Time - 30 Min                                        Cooking Time - 30 Min               

Ingredients :

For Stuffing :

Finely chopped kothimbir(Cilantro) - 3 Cup

Finely chopped onion - 1 Cup

Poppy seed - 1 Tbsp

Cashew nut powder - 2 Tbsp

Raisins - 4 Tbsp

Grated coconut - 2 Tbsp

Chili powder - 2 Tsp

Salt - 1 1/2 Tsp / to taste

Oil -1 Tbsp

For Dough :

Basen(Gram flour)-  1 1/2 Cup

Carom seeds - 1 Tsp

Sesame seeds : 1 Tsp

Salt - 1 Tsp or to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tbsp + to deep fry kothimbir vadi


Method :


1) Heat oil in pan and fry onions till golden brown in color.

2) Add poppy seeds, cashew nut powder and coconut and fry for 1 min.

3) Add chili powder and salt and mix well.

4) Switch off stove and add raisins, mix well. After 2-3 min add kothimbir(cilantro) and mix well.
     Tip : Make the stuffing little spicy and add more raisins.

5) Make stiff dough of given ingredients and add oil if very sticky.
   Tip: You can add 1/4 cup of corn starch in dough to make it crispy, however, in traditional recipe it is not added.

 


6) Take a small ball of dough and roll out into 4 inches circle like puri.

7) Place stuffing in the middle and close out the sides in the shape you want.I prefer to make a rectangle by closing sides of circle. You can make a big circle, roll it and cut it like bakar-vadi.

 

8) Heat oil in pan and deep fry till golden brown color on medium flame. Do not fry on high flame.

Stuffed Kothimbir Vadi