How to make vazhakkai bajji

How to make vazhakkai bajji at home

                           Hi friends, welcome to bindu's recipes. Today i will show you how to make vazhakkai/raw banana/plantain bajji at home.



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                           Vazhakkai Bajji / Valaikai bajji is a popular tea time snack which is served with chutney. Sliced Plantains are given a thin coating of spicy masala batter and then fried in hot oil. The resulting taste is simply stunning.                                It is a very easy and quick recipe which can be done within 10 to 15 minutes. Raw banana fritters (vazhaikai bajji) are quite popular in south India. 
                             It is a great snack for the perfect rainy day. Don’t forget to try this snack at home & do post your comments & suggestions. Let’s get started with the ingredients,
Ingredients
1 plantain/raw banana
1 cup besan flour
1/4 cup rice flour
2 tsp chilli powder
A pinch of red colour kesari powder
Cooking oil for frying
Salt to taste
1 cup water

Method

1.                 In a mixing bowl, mix gram flour, rice flour, red chilli powder, salt and a pinch of red colour kesari powder. 




2.            Add water little by little and mix well with a whisk and make a thick batter. The batter should easily coat the vazhakkai, not too thick.


       
3.              Peel off the skin of the plantain with a peeler or if you are comfortable with a knife. Slice them thin or medium thick as you wish using knife or a slicer. Keep it immersed in water until use. 


4.                Heat oil in kadai/wok side by side. Take it out from water, drain the water as much as you can, dip and coat the vazhakkai and drop carefully in hot oil.





5.             Fry them both sides until golden brown. Adjust the heat now and then to avoid fuming of oil. Also using the ladle keep pouring the hot oil over the bajjis as its getting cooked to make it puff nicely.


6.                Take it out and drain in paper towels. 



                                   Spicy Vazhakkai Bajji/Raw Banana Bajji is ready to serve with tea and chutney. It is one of my favourite evening snack. So try this recipe at home & do post your comments & feedbacks.

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