Mixed vegetable bajji/ mix veg fritters

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Mixed vegetable bajji - Veggies coated with the batter consisting of besan, rice flour and spice powders and then deep fried in oil. These deep fried fritters, are my children's favourite, so gets repeated  fortnightly.Though onions, and potato are common varieties made at home, raw banana , cauliflower, capsicum,cluster bean, baby corn, snake gourd and even apple is used for making these fritters.




Key ingredients:

Flours:

Besan /gram flour, rice flour are used. I'm using homemade flours. I bought the chana dal, cleaned , sun dried for 4 - 5 hours, gave to the mill and got it powdered fine. 

Rice flour - I bought the maavu arisi type, cleaned ,sun dried for 2 hours, gave to the mill and got it powdered. You can use store-bought ones.

APF - I'm using organic maida. Wheat flour can also be used.

Spice powders: Red chilli powder, turmeric powder(home made or store bought),

Souring Agents - Idly-dosa batter is used. Sour curd can also be used.

Hing- Powdered hing is used.

Salt - Fine pink salt is used. White salt can also be used.

Oil - I've used chekku groundnut oil .Any oil meant for deep frying works fine(other than ghee).

Vegetables: Potato, Onion(bellary variety), Raw Banana is used. Any other vegetable can also be used like capsicum, Shimla mirch,cauliflower.

Method:

  • Prepare the batter: The batter has to be thick not runny.
  • Coat the veggies with the batter.
  • Deep fry in oil.

Accompaniments:

Coconut chutney is an excellent accompaniment to these fritters.

Equipment used:

Kadai/pan for frying, Slicer.

Recipe:

Total Time Taken: 30 minutes.

No. of servings - 20

! cup = 200ml

Ingredients:

Oil - required quantity for deep frying

Besan - 4 cups

Rice flour  - 1 cup

Maida - 1 tbsp

Idly- dosa Batter - 2 tbsp

Spice Powders:

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Asafoetida/hing - 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste.

Baking soda -  a pinch(optional)

Water - to make the batter.

Directions: 

1. Take all the flours in a bowl. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, hing, baking soda(optional) and the batter.

2. Add water in stages to make  a thick batter.



3.Slice the veggies. I've taken 1 potato, 1 onion(large), 1 Raw Banana. Slice them into slightly thicker slices.

4. Heat oil in a kadai. Drop a pea - sized batter into the oil, if it raises up, then proceed to  the next step.

5. Coat the veggies with the batter, drop them into the oil, one by one . You can fry upto 4/5 bajjis at a time.



6. Cook one side for 2 minutes, turn the bajjis to get cooked on both the sides evenly, till golden.



7. Remove it in a tissue paper, then transfer to a plate.



Notes:

  • I've not added any baking soda
  • Instead of idly-dosa batter, curd can be used.
  • Any idli-dosa batter can be used.


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