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aloo bajji or potato bajji

aloo bajji recipe, potato bajji or batata bhajiya

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A quick to do snack bhajiya using potato slices and besan batter.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Indian Snacks, Snacks
Cuisine Andhra/South Indian, Hyderabadi/North Indian
Servings 3
Calories 670 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup besan/chickpea flour
  • 1 tbsp rice flour
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ tspp red chilli powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder/haldi
  • a pinch of baking soda (cooking soda)
  • ½ teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped curry leaves
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera
  • ¼ cup water approx... (to make batter)
  • 1 cup oil for deep frying
  • 2 medium size potatoes

Instructions
 

  • Take a mixing bowl add besan or chickpea flour into the bowl.
  • Add rice flour into it.
  • Add salt as per taste, red chili powder, turmeric powder, baking soda, ginger garlic paste.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves, chopped curry leaves, cumin seeds into it.
  • Mix all the ingredients well.
  • Add water little by little until a medium consistency batter is obtained.
  • The batter should neither be thin nor thick and should be without lumps.
  • Take each potato, wash them well and wipe with a cloth.
  • Peel them and make round slices out of them.
  • Heat oil for deep frying.
  • Take each round potato slice and dip them into the besan batter.
  • Take the dipped potato slice and drop carefully in oil.
  • Similarly drop one batch of bajji into the oil.
  • Deep fry them on low to medium flame.
  • Flip or turn each side only once.
  • Deep fry them for few minutes on low flame on each side until nicely done.
  • Take them out and place on an absorbent paper.
  • Continue frying the rest of the slices by dipping them into batter.
  • Serve hot hot bajji with dip or tomato ketchup.

Notes

  • Do not fry on high flame as they may turn hard.
  • Fry on low flame on each for few minutes and take them out.
  • Do not keep flipping them on either sides as they may become hard.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
aloo bajji recipe, potato bajji or batata bhajiya
Amount Per Serving
Calories 670 Calories from Fat 675
% Daily Value*
Fat 75g115%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Sodium 1mg0%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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