Kerala
Vadi (Kerala Sticks)
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Serves: 2-4 people
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Spice Level: Low
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Trivia Tadka
In Malayalam, the word vadi means ‘stick’. It is a traditional snack used by farmers on the eastern side of Kerala like Muvattupuzha and Iddukki districts. It’s a tasty and popular tea-time snack.
Ingredients
- Semolina (roasted rava) (1 cup)
- Refined wheat flour (maida) (1 cup)
- Vegetable oil (2 tsp)
- Cumin seeds (jeera) (1/2 tsp)
- Sesame seeds (til) (1/2 tsp)
- Salt (a pinch)
- Sugar (3 tsp)
- Lemon juice (2 tsp)
- Coconut oil (for frying)
Method
- In a bowl, add therava, maida, vegetable oil, jeera, til and salt. Mix well.
- Knead into a smooth soft dough using enough water and keep aside for 10 minutes.
- Divide the dough into two equal parts. Roll the dough into round shapes and with a knife cut them into stripes.
- Now, heat the coconut oil in a kadhai and deep fry the sticks. Fry till they turn brown and stop sizzling.
- Drain the excess oil. Add lemon juice and mix well.
- In a pan, heat the sugar in 1/2 cup of water. Let it boil till the sugar melts completely.
- Put all the fried sticks together into the sugar syrup, and give them a light toss (so that they don’t break) till each of them are coated in syrup.
