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'''Fafda''' ({{lang-gu| ફાફડા}}) is a popular [[Gujarat]]i snack. In many festivals, fafda is the most preferred snack. Fafda is rectangular in shape and yellowish in complexion. <br />
== History ==<br />
[[File:Fafda.JPG|right|thumb|Fafda with chutney]]<br />
Fafda got famous by a festival named ''[[Dusherra]]''. Traditionally, fafda and [[jalebi]] are the most sought-after sweet and salt combination in Gujarati cuisine.<ref name="Chowdhury2012">{{cite book|author=Javid Chowdhury|title=The Insider's View: Memoirs of a Public Servant|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bRNXeLFv0D0C&pg=PT6|date=15 September 2012|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-81-8475-722-4}}</ref> The two snacks are popular as breakfast items among [[Gujarati people]].<ref name="Misra2012">{{cite book|author=Anoop Misra|title=Dietary Considerations in Diabetes - ECAB|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lz7unrFubdEC&pg=PT6|date=5 July 2012|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=978-81-312-3209-5|page=84}}</ref><br />
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== Preparation and serving ==<br />
To create Fafda, besan (Gram flour), [[oil]], carom seeds (ajwain), papad khar, [[salt]] to taste. Amalgamate all the ingredients in a bowl and create a mixture, make dough of the mixture using enough water and Make small rolls of the dough and roll in a cylindrical shape, and after flattening, deep-fry till it turns crispy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/fafda-recipe/|title=Fafda recipe &#124; how to make crispy gujarati fafda recipe &#124; fafda gathiya recipe|date=2017-12-29}}</ref> It is served with a chutney and salty fried-green chilis. Fafda is also accompanied with spicy shredded vegetables colloquially called "sambharo". The vegetables in the sambharo can be carrots or shredded spicy [[papaya]]. <ref name="Kanan 2017">{{cite web | author=Kanan | title=Papaya Sambharo Recipe for Fafda, Gathiya (Kacha Papaya no Sambharo | website=Spice Up The Curry | date=2017-09-29 | url=https://www.spiceupthecurry.com/papaya-sambharo-recipe/ | access-date=2020-11-02}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Gujarati cuisine]]<br />
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