Fafda Recipe | Authentic Gujarati Fafda with Papaya Sambharo & Kadhi | Crispy & Delicious Snack

gram flour

🥗Healthier: chickpea flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Chickpea flour is more nutritious while all-purpose flour is more economical.

asafoetida

💰Cheaper: garlic powder

Garlic powder can provide a similar flavor profile.

sesame seeds

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds offer nutrition while sunflower seeds are often cheaper.

Take gram flour in a bowl.

Add crushed carom seeds, salt, oil, and baking soda to the gram flour.

If you have khar (a special spice mix), you can add that for extra crispiness.

Mix everything until you have a soft dough.

Grease your hands with oil and take small portions of the dough.

Spread the dough on a wooden platform.

Use a flat spatula to flatten the dough into thin strips.

Heat oil in a deep pan for frying.

Fry the fafda until crispy, which may take longer if using regular soda instead of khar.

For the kachumber, peel the raw papaya and mix it with salt, turmeric, coriander powder, and lemon juice.

In another bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of gram flour with water to make a batter.

In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds, hing, salt, green chilies, and ginger paste.

Add the gram flour mixture to the pan and top with sugar, turmeric, and salt.

Cook the kadhi for 10 to 15 minutes until thickened.

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