This is a famous and authentic malvani recipe.There are various versions of this recipe.The one that I have posted here is that of my granny,Mrs Usha Paradkar passed down to me by my mom.

Ingredients:

For the Flour:

1 kd Rice.

1 kg Jwari(Jowar)

1/2 kg Chana dal.

1/2 kg Urad Dal.

1/2 kg Wheat.

25 gms Methi dana.

25 gms Corriander seeds.

10 gms Badishep (Fennel)

10 gm Cummin seeds (Jeera).

For the vada

2 cups vada flour.

salt to taste.

1 cup lukewarm water.

Oil for frying.

Method:

Mix all the flour ingredients and grind it.

Store it in a clean airtight jar and use as required.

While making vada,take 2 portions of the flour,add salt and 1 portion of lukewarm water.

Knead into a hard dough,cover with wet cloth and keep aside for 2 hours.

On a wet cloth take a small lemon sized ball of the dough and pat with fingers dipped in water to form a vada(same like puri).

Deep fry in Oil till done.

Serve hot.Goes well with Malvani chicken & Kala vatana Sambar.

Happy Cooking !!!