easy fafda recipe | fafda gathiya recipe | how to make gujarati fafda
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 1 large box
- Category: snacks
- Cuisine: gujurati
Ingredients
- 2 cups besan / gram flour
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- salt to taste
- ¼ tsp ajwain / carom seeds
- ¼ tsp baking soda / papad kharo
- 2 tbsp oil
- water to knead dough
- oil for deep frying
Method
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl add in 2 cups besan, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp ajwain, ¼ tsp baking soda / papad kharo and salt to taste.
- also add 2 tbsp oil and mix well.
- further add warm water as required and knead.
- knead for 5 minutes or till the dough turns soft and smooth.
- add a tsp oil and coat the dough well.
- cover with moist cloth and rest for 30 minutes.
- knead again for a minute making sure the dough is soft.
- pinch a ball sized dough and make a cylindrical shape.
- on a wooden board place the dough and stick one side.
- press and stretch it thin with the help of palms in forward direction.
- scrape off with the help of knife without damaging the fafda.
- now deep fry in hot oil. do not over crowd the fafdas as they wont cook well.
- stir occasionally keeping the flame on medium.
- fry fafdas for a minute or two, till they turn golden and crispy.
- finally, serve gujarati fafda with green chutney or kadi.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.