These crispy Indian chickpea fritters, known as kothimbir vadi, are full of garlic, ginger, chili and flavorful spices but are quite easy to make. They're typically eaten as a snack but we think they'd make the perfect light lunch or dinner served alongside creamy lentils (dal).
Indian Cilantro and Chickpea Fritters
Submitted to Foodista by Crave Cook Click
2 cups chickpea flour/besan
2 cups chopped coriander leaves
1 ½ cup water
1 tbsp rice flour
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp cumin seeds
8 garlic pods
1 inch garlic
8 green chillies
Oil
salt as per taste
Wash the coriander leaves. Chop and keep them aside.
Make a paste out of garlic, ginger and chillies.
In a bowl mix chickpea flour, rice flour and salt with water.
In a pan heat oil. Add cumin seeds, turmeric powder and ginger garlic chilli paste. Stir and add chopped coriander leaves. Sauté it for a minute.
Now add chickpea flour mixture and stir continuously. Stir until mixture becomes thick.
Turn of the heat.
On a silver foil, spread the chickpea coriander leaves mixture. Spread mixture evenly and pat with fingers.Let it cool down. Cut into square shaped pieces.
Now again heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the kothimbir vadi till crisp.
Serve fritters hot with any chutney.
