Bhajia # deep fried snack #. Also known as pakoras, these bhajias are the perfect snack for a cold, rainy day. Make up a batch, and serve them with sweet and sour tamarind chutney. Fried bhajia are a popular snack across India, and chef Preeti Mistry's version makes the most of spring produce.
The bhajia is made with gram flour or besan and made into a smooth batter along with spices. Then the onion is added to this batter and fried in oil till golden brown. Bhajias, East African Snack, enjoyed especially in Kenya and Tanzania, a cultural import from the Indians dipped in a thick gram flour paste of spices,herbs and fried until crispy. You can cook Bhajia # deep fried snack # using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Bhajia # deep fried snack #
- It's 3-4 of large potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly.
- You need 1 of large onion diced.
- It's of Curry leaves or coriander a bunch, chopped.
- It's 1 cup of gram flour.
- It's to taste of Salt.
- It's of Water.
- It's of Cooking oil.
Words can begin to describe these fried potatoes - paired with chutney and you will be singing for joy. Potato Bhajia is a different dish that's cooked in a very different way. They are extremely popular in Kenya (and East Africa in general) such that any restaurant worth its salt just has to have them on their menu. They also constitute a very popular street food in Kenya.
Bhajia # deep fried snack # instructions
- Prepare your potatoes, curry leaves and onions as mentioned above and give them a good mix..
- Add in the gram flour and salt. Mix well to coat the potato slices. Then add a little water, mixture should be thick..
- Heat oil in a pan and start frying. Add in the slices coated in batches. Spread evenly in pan..
- Drain on a kitchen towel to remove excess oil..
- Serve as desired. With tamarind sauce or coconut chutney. Enjoy!.
Bhajias are excellent appetizers and finger foods or even as a main dish. NOTE: If you can purchase ready made chilli bite/ bhajia mix from a store or an Indian grocer omit the mix, and just add to it the herbs and veg. Don't bother trying to make round shapes, just drop small amounts of the batter into the hot oil. The hotter the oil the less oil absorbed by the bhajia, therefore drop in small quantities to make. Bhajia international Ltd is the affluent exporter and supplier of excellent range of solid minerals and Agro Products.