Try googling Edvi and you will not find any proof that it exists, but it exists.
The other day, I had been to my friend’s house for his father’s birthday. His mother offered something I had never come across before. It was Edvi with
I asked aunty what is this thing, this surprising little crunchy delight. She cooly (and as cute as a button!) said that it is Edvi, also called vadapa. It is a special Maratha snack made during Dussera festival. The taste left me a lasting memory. After a few days I had this sudden urge to eat it again, but sadly the aunty had gone back to her hometown. I pestered my friend for the recipe and he gave me her number (along with a bag full of Edvi. Yay me!). Finally after two days of sad luck gods finally showed me some mercy and let me speak to her. AND.I.GOT.THE.RECIPE.
Now now, the recipe is very simple, but to get the crunchiness you must press the press into extremely thin sheets. Ok, now I
Ingredients :
- Maida – 1 bowl
- Besan flour – 1 bowl
- Oil
- Water
- Salt
- Red Chilli Powder
- Ajwain (Om seeds)
- Turmeric
- Ginger Garlic paste
- Corriander leaves
- Garam Masala (optional)
- and some Excitement
Steps:
- Knead the maida flour with few spoons of hot oil(Be carefull, do not knead it with bare hand until it cools down), some salt and appropriate amount of water. The consistency should be that of chapathi dough but bit more softer. Keep this aside, covered for sometime until you prepare the other big part.
- To Besan flour add the following : Finely chopped corriander, Ginger garlic paste, a little turmeric, Ajwain seeds, salt, red chili powder and garam masala (optional). Pour a little water and knead them to chapati dough consistency.
- Prepare small balls of the Maida dough and stuff them with small balls of besan flour. This is akin to stuffing alu mix in the dough balls while making alu parata.
- Now press them to a fine thin consistency and leave to dry for 5 min
- Finally!! After such a wait, you get to fry them until they turn brown and crispy.
You can either eat it and finish em’ all or you could store them in a box and munch a little bit of them everyday leaving a trail of their crumbs all over your house. Happy eating!