Kothimbir Vadi and Koshimbir

1This is a simple and delicious snack for warm weather. I wanted to cook something different, so started Googling. One of my friends from Mumbai was going to come and visit me, and although I she said not to cook anything, I just wanted to! Since she hailed from Maharashtra, I decided to Google for Maharashtrian foods.

Kothimbir Vadi is a similar to Dhokla. It is steamed but made with chick-pea flour and coriander/cilantro. And most of the spices are the same as what is used in Dhokla. Koshimbir is a raita with ground peanuts.

Kothimbir Vadi
1 cup chick-pea flour
¼ cup wheat flour and semolina
1 tbsp rice flour
¾ tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp garlic paste

1 tsp ginger paste

1 tsp green chilli paste

½ tsp ajwain seeds

½ tsp citric acid

1 fresh lemon, juiced (about 1-1 ½ tbsp)
Pinch of hing/asafoetida

2 cups packed chopped coriander/cilantro. (User the lead and soft stems, but not the hard stems)
1 ¼ tspn eno

1. Mix everything together except the eno
2. Add water to your steamer pot and heat on medium (you should have enough water to boil/steam for 30 minutes).
3. Spray/coat the pans/trays with a little oil
4. Add the Eno to the batter you are going to steam, whisk quickly and pour into trays. 
5. Steam on medium heat for 30 minutes.
6. Remove from steamer and allow to cool
7. Score a knife around the edge and cut like a cake (I cut mine into 8 triangular pieces)
8. This part is optional, but you can toast these on both sides with just a teeny-weeny smidgen of oil.
9. Serve with Koshimbir (recipe follows)

Koshimbir Raita

¼ grated cucumber
¼ grated tomato
¼ grated onion
½ cup yogurt
½ salt
½ sugar
½ cumin
2 tbsp peanut powder
A few sprigs of chopped coriander leaves

1. Grate the cucumber, just a little salt and leave for 5 mins
2. Squeeze the water out from the grated cucumber
3. Mix all the above ingredients together

Enjoy!  

Timings did not work out, and my friend was unable to come! :(

I did take a very photo of my Kothimbir Vadi and Koshimbir. The photo is not that great, but the dish certainly was! In fact, next time I go to a barbeque I'm going to make the Koshimbir raita! I could eat it by the bowl!

Hmmm... I want some more Koshimbir! :)

Below are two more photos. The one on the left is the Kothimbir Vadi straight out of the steamer, and the one on the right is the Kothimbir Vadi toasted.