Chorafali Fafda

Chorafalli Fafda

Gujarat is famous for its number of snacks. But one of my favorite is 'Chorafali fafda'. Its the most common dish during festival at my home. In my family Diwali is totally incomplete without Chorafali fafda. It is the combination of all the healthy lentils. Its very crispy, sprinkled by spicy masala and  eaten along with mint flavor green chutney. Here is the recipe below to try them at home...



Preparation time : 10mins
Cooking time : 40mins
Servings : 4

Ingredients : (For 4-6 people)

Gram Flour(Besan)	1cup
Split yellow lentil(Moong dal)	1cup
Black gram skinned(Urad dal)	1cup
Salt	as per taste
Oil	for deep fry

For chutney

Gram flour(Besan)	1cup
Green chilly paste	1tsp
Mint paste (Pudina paste)	1tbsp
Salt	as per taste
Coriander paste	1/2tbsp

Method : How to prepare Chorafali Fafda

• Mix besan, moong dal, urad dal equally.
• Add salt to taste and form a stiff dough. Knead the dough well before rolling.
• Separate the dough equally and roll them with the help of rolling pin. It should be very thin as shown in picture below.

Chorafali Fafda Sheet

• Cut this sheet to get strips as shown in the following picture, if they are too long, cut them into half. (as we are half done here, we can now keep oil on gas for deep frying)

Chorafali Fafda strips

• Deep fry these strips and then sprinkle salt and red chilly powder.

• Chorafalli fafda is ready and can be stored for 1-2 weeks.

For chutney:

• Mix 2-3 tablespoon of besan in water and let it boil by adding salt and small amount of turmeric powder.
• Stir continuously and cook till it becomes thick.
• Now add mint paste, coriander paste and green chilly paste according to taste.

It has to be stored very carefully as it is too delicate. The Chutney can be used for 2 to 3 days if it is kept in refrigerator.