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Beetroot Leaves Vadi

Beetroot Leaves Vadi

Padmini
A delicious tea-time snack made with Beetroot leaves, Gram flour and a few spices.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling and resting time 20 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 People

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Knives and Cutting Board
  • Steamer and Vessel for steaming
  • Pan for frying
  • Slotted Spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 300 gm Beetroot Leaves
  • 100 gm Gram Flour (Besan)
  • 30 gm Rice Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ⅔ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Dry Mango Powder (Aamchur)
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • ½ tsp Asafoetida
  • 1 tbsp Ginger-Green Chilli Paste
  • 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds
  • Water for steaming
  • Oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Wash and finely chop the beetroot leaves.
  • Add salt, mix and rest it for 10 minutes to allow the leaves to release water.
  • After 10 minutes, add turmeric powder, sugar, red chilli powder, lemon juice, dry mango powder, ginger-green chilli paste, asafoetida and sesame seeds. Squeeze the leaves and mix well.
  • Add gram flour and rice flour and knead it to a dough.
  • Grease the steel/glass/heat-resistant vessel and transfer the dough to it. Spread it evenly. Press it to compress it.
  • Heat water in a steamer. When the water starts bubbling and boiling, place this dough into the steamer. Cover and steam it for 15 minutes on high heat.
  • After 15 minutes, turn off the steamer, but let the dough stay in the steamer for another 10 minutes.
  • Then, remove the cooked dough. Let it cool completeley.
  • Once it cools, loosen the edges using a knife and then invert to take out the cooked dough. Cut it into the desired shape.
  • Deep fry on medium-high heat till the surface becomes crispy.
  • Serve with any chutney of your choice.
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