| PREPARATION OF INSTANT VADA AND BAJJI MIXES |
Vada and bajji are the unfermented traditional snack items for the South Indians. The instant vada and bajji mixes are generally made from flours of bengal gram, black gram, wheat and rice. Frying not only aids in cooking, it also contributed to destruction of anti-nutritive factors, moisture evaporation and thereby increase shelf stability. |
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| Grinding pulses and raw rice |
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The bengal gram dhal, black gram dhal and raw rice were ground in a mixie separately. The ground bengal gram was sieved in a BS 14 sieve and the rest of the items were sieved in BS 36. Then the ground flours were dried separately in a cabinet drier at 80 for two hours, cooled and stored in an airtight containers till they were used. |
| Preparation of instant vada mix |
Other ingredients needed |
Ingredients
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| Bengal gram dhal flour |
85 g |
| Black gram dhal flour |
5 g |
| Raw rice flour |
5 g |
| Maida |
2 g |
| Salt |
2 g |
| Hydrogenated fat (dalda) |
20 g |
| Citric acid |
0.01 per cent |
| Sodium bicarbonate |
0. 1 per cent |
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| Onion |
15 g |
| Green chillies |
15 g |
| Curry and coriander leaves |
2 g |
| Aniseed |
2 g |
| Ginger |
5 g |
| Oil |
150 ml |
| Water |
65 ml/100 g |
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Method
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The ground bengal gram dhal was mixed with maida and the flours of black gram dhal and rice.
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The salt, citric acid and sodium bicarbonate were added to it and mixed well.
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Melted cooled hydrogenated fat was mixed with the instant vada mix.
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Another batch of vada mix was prepared without adding hydrogenated fat.
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Method
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The onion, green chilles, ginger, curry and coriander leaves were cut into pieces.
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These were mixed with instant vada mix.
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The dough was prepared by adding required quantity of water (65 ml/100g) and allowed to stand for 30 min.
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The dough was made into a medium size balls and flattened into a round shape vada (dia 5.2 cm).
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The oil (150 ml) was taken in a deep fat frying pan and heated to 150 .
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The vada was fried in the heated oil for 5 min. until light brown in colour.
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The required quantum of dalda was added to the instant vada mix packed without dalda while preparing vada.
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