VALAIKAI BAJJI

                                                  VALAIKAI BAJJI

     We always had this as an evening snack with a cup of hot tea ,relaxing evening.

If it's rainy ,then this is going to be the best combination,

Have BAJJI with a cup of hot ginger tea ......hmmmm......and don't miss ,to enjoy the rain......

                       

Preparation Time:15 minutes.      You get: 10 -13 lengthwise banana bajji

Ingredients:

Valaikai/ raw banana - 1 

Gram flour.            8 tbsp - flat measure

Rice flour.              2 tbsp - flat measure

Hing/ asafoetida    1/4 tsp

Garlic powder.      1 tsp garlic powder

Baking soda        A very small pinch

Chili powder.       1 1/2 tsp

Salt  to taste 

Oil for frying

Making:

1. Wash and slice the valaikai/ raw banana  lengthwise using  the slicer(cut with the skin 

   itself,just discard top &bottom portion of valaikai).You get 10-12   lengthwise slices.If you feel  

    this one is too big ,then cut them into halves ,now you get double times of bajji.

2. In a bowl add gram flour ,rice flour ,garlic powder,chili powder ,hing,salt baking soda and   

    add some water,

    Mix well without lumps.,consistency of this mixture is very important in making bajji.

    It is nor liquid or thick,the consistency is in between,just like the consistency of DOSA 

    BATTER.

3. Heat oil in a wok,drop a mixture into the oil ,if it slowly comes to the top ,it's the right 

   temperature,keep flame in medium .

4. Dip a valaikai slice in the mixture ,gently slide  both the sides of dipped banana in the corner of bowl .so that you won't dip more mixture. Nicely put this into oil,after 1 minute just flip bajji  ,now let it fry for both sides ,it'll puffed in oil,if both sides turned brown ,take out and dry it in a paper towel .

5. Have this bajji with Green chili coconut chutney.It really goes well.

Notes:

keep oil in medium flame  ,then only banana will cooked inside 

Do the dipping process,using your thumb and pointer finger .it is easy and the mixture Is coated

evenly without our finger interference .

You can substitute rice flour with maida,it also tastes good,but one thing is ,using maida consumes more oil.

Baking soda is optional  only ,when using baking soda ,shape of bajji is really good.