RAW BANANA BAJJI
Raw banana Bajji recipe is a crispy and tasty tea time snack made with raw unripe bananas
Ingredients
- 2 nos Raw banana
- Oil to deep fry
For the bajji batter
- 1 cup Gram Flour / Besan
- 2 tbsp Rice flour
- 1/2 - 1 tsp Red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric / Haldi
- a big pinch Hing / asafoetida
- 1/4 tsp Ajwain / oma
- 1/4 tsp Baking soda
- Salt to taste
Instructions
To chop Raw Banana
- Cut the 2 edges, peel the skin from the raw banana using a peeler. Cut them into 2 equal pieces.
- Slice the raw banana into thin or medium sized pieces slices.
- Keep these slices immersed in water to avoid discoloration of the slices.
- To make bajji batter
- In a mixing bowl, mix besan,rice flour,ajwain,haldi,chilly powder,hing soda and salt.
- Add water little by little. Mix such that no lumps are formed.
- Batter should be slightly thicker than dosa batter consistency.
- Bajji batter is ready
To make raw banana bajji
- Drain the banana slices and spread on a kitchen towel / cloth . Let all the extra moisture dry out .
- Heat sufficient oil in a deep bottomed pan or kadai.
- Once the oil becomes hot, take each slice of banana and dip it in the batter to coat it evenly.
- Gently slide this coated banana slice into the oil and deep son both the sides till golden brown.
- Cook both sides until golden brown and crisp
- Once done transfer the bajjis on a tissue paper to drain excess oil.
- Enjoy hot hot balekai bajji as it is or with ketchup or cocomut chutney .
