Sometimes? or most of the times 😉 we Tamilians like to stuff ourselves with food. We are very emotionally attached to food I would say. Especially during festival times each and every household will have their own menu comprising all their family members’ favorite food items. Deepavali and Pongal are the two most important festivals which we all celebrate in an elaborate manner. Though we make and stock a variety of fried savory snacks on Deepavali, Bajji is a must have dish on that day 🙂
The most common veggies used for preparing bajji are onion, plantain(வாழக்காய்), potato, eggplant, Mirchi. Even if you don’t have ready made store bought bajji mix you can make it at home with simple ingredients. All you need is just 10 minutes to prep the batter.
Notes : In case if you are concerned about using Baking soda, you can try using curd/yogurt.I have seen people adding a bit of yogurt to the batter. Personally I haven’t tried that option.
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
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- 1 cup Chickpea flour
- 2 tbsps Rice Flour
- 1/2 tbsp Chilli Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tbsp Hing
- pinch Baking Soda a
- 1/4 cup Water
- Oil for frying
Ingredients
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- In a bowl mix all the ingredients except oil
- The consistency of the batter is really important
- While adding water make sure there aren't lumps
- For the consistency of batter check the post here
- Baking soda gives a slight puffiness to the Bajji. Due to health reasons if you choose to avoid soda then you ignore it can
- Slice the veggies of your choice
- Dip the slices in batter and then deep fry in oil
- Getti Chutney/Coconut Chutney :
- Mix coconut, green chillies, fried salt and hing half cup of 2 1/2 cups of grams (u0baau0bcau0b9fu0bcdu0b9fu0bc1u0b95u0bcdu0b95u0b9fu0bb2u0bc8), a pinchs
- Grind everything together in a mixie to a smooth chutney
- You can prepare tadka for chutney using Mustard seeds, Urad Dal