
Matkiche Vade (Agri-Maharashtrian Moth Bean Fritters)
Matkiche Vade is a coastal Maharashtrian (Agri community of Thane/Raigad) moth bean fritter — soaked moth beans coarsely ground with onion, ginger, green chillies, gram flour, rice flour, cumin, and asafoetida, then deep-fried as small mounds till golden-crisp. A popular monsoon tea-time snack served with green chutney or ketchup.
Time 45 min · Serves 6 · 112 kcal · Konkan Coast, Maharashtra
Ingredients
Main
- Moth Dal (Whole) — 0.5 cup (whole)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Gram Flour — 4 tbsp (ground)
- onion — 1 piece (chopped)
- Sunflower Oil (optional) (whole)
- Lemon — 0.5 piece (chopped)
- green chillies — 4 piece (chopped)
- Rice Flour (Fine Steamed - South Grade) — 1 tbsp (ground)
- Coriander Leaves — 2 tbsp (chopped)
- Ginger — 1 piece (chopped)
Tempering
- Asafoetida — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Cumin Seeds — 3 tsp (whole)
Method
- To begin making the Matkiche Vade Recipe, firstly grind the sprouts with the green chillies, cumin seeds and ginger in a blender, to a coarse paste.Heat oil in a wok/kadhai, for deep frying.
- In a mixing bowl, add the matki paste along with besan, rice flour, chopped coriander, onion, hing, salt, lime juice and mix.
- Adjust quantity of besan.Make small balls of the mixture and pat lightly to make small tikkis/patties.Fry in hot oil, on low to medium flame, till golden brown.
- You can alternately use a shallow fry pan and shallow fry them, instead of deep frying.Use a slotted spoon to take out the vade and place them on an absorbent paper, to drain off excess oil.
Common questions
- Matkiche Vade (Agri-Maharashtrian Moth Bean Fritters) ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- मटकीचे वडे (अग्रि-महाराष्ट्रियन मोठ दाल पकोड़े) ko English mein Matkiche Vade (Agri-Maharashtrian Moth Bean Fritters) likhte hain.
- Ek plate Matkiche Vade (Agri-Maharashtrian Moth Bean Fritters) mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 112 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 45 min lagta hai — 20 min taiyari, 25 min pakana.
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