BHAJI
Bhaji is the most common and famous snack in south india. The most common and popular varieties are Onion,Chili(Milagai), Potato and Plantain (Vazhakkai) . Now we have few more varieties like cauliflower, capsicum (bell pepper), Brinjal and so on.
I have seen most of the people are using Instant Bhaji Mix, I’m not a great fan of Instant mix even for coffee. Here is the simplest way of making bhaji batter at home within few mins.This will be more hygienic and easy process than instant. once you try this method at home i’m pretty sure, that you never buy any instant mix after this. You can make this snack even for party, evening snack… but make sure to keep all the required items available in your Grocery Storage.
BHAJI MIX & BHAJI
Ingredient:
- Kadala Mavu/ Chick pea Flour – ½ cup
- Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
- Cumin powder – 1 tsp
- Asafetida – 1 tsp
- Baking soda – ½ tsp
- Carom seeds – ½ tsp
- Salt – as req
- Water – as req
- Thinly sliced medium onion – 5 nos
- Thinly sliced potato – 5 nos
- Cooking oil – as req (for deep frying)
Procedure:
Step 1 – BHAJI MIX
In a wide mixing bowl add all the ingredients except water, OIL and vegetables. Give it a mix then add water depends on the consistency you need, do not pour all at once- the consistency should be like UTTAPPAM batter, neither too thin nor too thick.
Step 2 – MAKING BHAJI
In a deep frying kadai/ pan pour some amount of oil required to deep fry and allow it to heat, meanwhile prepare the required veggies for the bhaji.
Step 3:
Once the oil get hot immerse the thinly sliced veggies (either onion/ potato) into the bhaji batter and take off the excess and drop into the hot oil. The oil should be hot but not super-hot.
Step 4:
Within a minute the bhaji should puff up (a very little) then it’s time to flip the other side allow it cook for few more mins in a medium-high flame.
Once the sizzle sounds off you can take off the bhaji from the oil and place over the kitchen towel or tissues to take off the excess oil (since we are adding a very little amount of baking soda that helps to observe the oil)
Serve hot with some coconut chutney or simply with ketchup and njoy
