after months of scorching heat when the first rains arrive for amdavadis its best enjoyed with a plate of hot dalwadas accompanied by thickly sliced onions and fried green chillies its a monsoon ritual for amdavadis even if it means they have to stand in serpentine queues for their share of these crispy munchies and even the most avid health conscious make it a cheat day as any rainy day is incomplete without a plateful of dalwadasshop owners prepare in advance to meet the demand for dalwadathe scene looks tempting the oil in the huge kadhai has reached just the right temperature and devilal maharaj at a popular dalwada joint is giving the moong dal batter its last churn before it goes into the kadhai and comes out as hot crispy golden brown dalwadas i have been making dalwadas for the last 35 years and have only seen the craze increasing every year says devilal before he gets busy making dalwadabe it driving down to a popular dalwada joint during a downpour or walking down the road to the corner shop during a light drizzle a cool rainy day and piping hot dalwadas together make it fabulous if you like it spicy bite into fried chillies and onions or simply enjoy the dalwadawith a dash of ginger and garlic mixed in the batterrains and dalwada are inseparable says rajubhai owner of a popular dalwada shop near hl college he adds monsoon mein temperature kam ho jata hai and hot dalwadas are just what you need to spice up a rainy day even the most healthconscious people are unable to resist them as dalwada is made of moong dal you can eat lots of them unlike items made of besanits generally the first rain that brings most people to our shop says anandbhai yadav from a popular dalwada shop near gujarat college he adds we sell 2530 kilos of dalwada on busy days such is the craze that shop owners prepare in advance to meet the demand we get customers throughout the day but evenings are especially busy there are people who even purchase eight kilos of dalwada at one go says devilaldalwada tops the list of amdavads favourite monsoon nashtofor most amdavadis life revolves around snacks and every conversation somehow steers towards what nashto to have and dalwadas top the list of hot favourites during monsoon says actor aarohi patel when it rains the first thing that comes to my mind is dalwada even when i was in college it was almost like a routine to have dalwada every second day especially during monsoon ever since i get this craving to eat them whenever it rains agrees actor maulik nayak making bhajiyas or dalwadas is a must in most gujarati homes during monsoon we have grown up seeing people enjoying dalwada during monsoonhealth tip roast the dalwada batter in a nonstick pan dont deep fryconsuming dalwada in large quantities or on a regular basis can be a health hazard