{{short description|Fried snack, originating from the Indian subcontinent}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Sandige (or alternatively Shandige) | image = | caption = | alternate_name = Vadam, Vethal | country = India | region = South India | creator = | course = Accompaniment, snack | served = Hot or cold | main_ingredient = Rice, Sago, Wheat | variations = | calories = | other = }}
'''Sandige''' ({{IPAc-en|'|s|ʌ|n|d|ɪ|ɡ|eɪ}}), '''Vadam''' or '''Vethal''' is a fried snack, originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in the south Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is also served as an accompaniment with meals.
==Preparation== {{multiple image | align = right | image_gap = 15 | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Aralu Sandige.jpg | caption1 = Aralu sandige
| image2 = Sabbakki Sandige.jpg | caption2 = Sabbakki sandige }}
Sandige is prepared by making a gruel out of one of the main ingredients, either rice, wheat or sago, which is then spiced with asafoetida, green chili paste and salt.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sen|first1=Colleen Taylor|title=Feasts and Fasts: A History of Food in India|date=2014|publisher=Reaktion Books|isbn=978-1780233918|page=146|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VN_vCgAAQBAJ|accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref> 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 molds and extruders.
In the coastal region of Kerala, the Jackfruit ('''Chakka''' or '''Halasina''') vegetable is used to make Chakkappalam or Happalas.
In South India, these sun-dried '''vadam''' and '''vethal sandige'''<ref>{{cite web|title=The South Indian Summer Ritual of Sandige|date=2020|url=https://www.goya.in/blog/indian-summer-rituals-of-making-sandige-snacks}}</ref> 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 Thali 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 - rice flour *Avalakki sandige - pounded rice *Godi peni sandige - wheat *Nirulli Sandige - Onion *Ragi Sandige - Finger millet
==See also== *List of crackers *List of Indian dishes *Papadum * Jhilinga, a similar Nepalese dish made from rice flour
==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
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