Vazhakkai bajji recipe
Though we can make Bajji with any veggie of our choice, i love bajji more when it is made with raw banana/vazhakkai. Today i am sharing you the recipe of vazhakkai Bajji which mom makes so yummy and i still remember our childhood days, eating bajjis as a main course without having any constraint about putting weight.Check out my onion bajji recipe with video
INGREDIENTS
| RAW BANANA/VAZHAKKAI | 1/2 |
| BESAN/KADALAI MAAVU | 1/2 CUP |
| RICE FLOUR | 2 TBLSP |
| REDCHILLI POWDER | 1/2 TSP |
| ASAFOETIDA | 1/4 TSP |
| SALT | AS NEEDED |
| BAKING SODA | A PINCH(OPTIONAL) |
| OIL | FOR DEEP FRYING |
METHOD:
- Combine the besan, rice flour, red chili powder , asafoetida and salt in a wide bowl.
- Add water to this and bring to a idli batter consistency. Add 2 tsp of hot oil to this. This is to ad crispiness to the outer layer and avoid the bajjis from drinking lot of oil.
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- Peel the skin of the raw banana and cut them into thin slices like this.
- Heat a kadai and add the oil for deep frying.
- When the oil becomes hot, keep it in a medium flame.
- Dip the raw banana slices in the batter and immediately transfer it to the oil.
- When both sides becomes golden brown, take it out from the oil .
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- Drain the excess oil in kitchen towel.
- Serve this hot with a cup of tea /filter coffee.
- Alternatively you can use any veggie of your choice like onion, potato,capsicum, ridge gourd, eggplant etc. for making bajjis.
Note:
- You can add 2 tblsp of idli/dosa batter to the bajji batter and this will enhance the taste of the bajji.
- Add hot oil to the bajji to enhance crispiness and to avoid the bajjis absorbing oil.
- Do not add baking soda than the amount mentioned as it will spoil the taste of bajjis.
