Sandige (), Vadam or Vethal is a fried snack, originating from the

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, popular in the south Indian states of

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and

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. It is also served as an accompaniment with meals.

Preparation

Sandige is prepared by making a

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out of one of the main ingredients, either rice, wheat or sago, which is then spiced up with

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, green chili paste and salt. The warm vadam gruel is poured out in small portions with a spoon onto a plastic sheet or a large clean cloth and sun-dried for a couple of days. To make aralu sandige and avalakki sandige, the main ingredients are added to the gruel and made into balls and sun-dried. Peni and avalakki sandige are made using

chakli Chakli is a savoury snack from Maharashtra, India. It is a spiral-shaped snack with a spiked surface. Chakli is typically made from flours of rice flour, rice, Bengal gram (brown chickpea) and black gram (''urad daal''). It has several variatio ...

molds and extruders. In the coastal region of Kerala, the

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(Chakka or Halasina) vegetable is used to make Chakkappalam or Happalas. In South India, these sun-dried vadam and vethal sandige are made in large batches during the summer months as stock for the entire year which can then be stored in air-tight containers for long-term use throughout the year. They are deep-fried in hot oil before serving as an accompaniment to a

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meal, or eaten as a snack.

Types

Different kinds of sandige are listed below with their main ingredients: *Sabbakki sandige - pearl sago *Aralu sandige - popped rice and ash gourd *Akki peni sandige -

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*Avalakki sandige - pounded rice *Godi peni sandige -

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*Nirulli Sandige -

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*Ragi Sandige -

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External links

*http://www.smithakalluraya.com/avalakki-sandige-aval-vadam-poha-fryums-indian-sundried-recipes/ *http://www.smithakalluraya.com/aralu-sandige-recipe-puffed-paddy-fryums-nel-pori-vadam/ *https://www.archanaskitchen.com/karnataka-style-aralu-sandige-recipe-puffed-paddy-fryums

References

{{Indian Dishes Crackers (food) Deep fried foods Indian cuisine Indian snack foods Kerala cuisine Konkani cuisine Rice dishes Snack foods Steamed foods Tamil cuisine Vegetarian dishes of India

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