Banana Bajji Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	15 min
Total time	25 min
Serves	8 slices

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Ingredients

• 1 raw plantain / raw banana
• ¾ cup besan / gram flour
• 2 tbsp rice flour
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• pinch hing / asafoetida
• ¾ tsp salt
• ½ cup water
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• oil for frying

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Instructions

1. firstly, peel the skin of raw plantain.
2. slice them slightly thick. you can also slice them in round shapes.
3. soak them in water to prevent from browning.
4. meanwhile, prepare the besan batter by taking ¾ cup besan, 2 tbsp rice flour in a small mixing bowl.
5. also add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, pinch hing and ¾ tsp salt.
6. mix well making sure the spices are combined well.
7. further, add ½ cup water and whisk well.
8. prepare a smooth lump free batter.
9. now add ¼ tsp baking soda and mix gently.
10. pat dry the soaked plantain slices to remove excess moisture.
11. dip the sliced plantain slices into batter. coat with batter on both side.
12. slowly drop into hot oil and deep fry. stir occasionally.
13. fry until they become crisp and golden brown.
14. remove the pakodas and drain onto a paper towel.
15. finally, enjoy banana bajji with pudina chutney and masala chai.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, increase the amount of chilli powder to make it spicier.
• also, frying on medium flame makes your aratikaya bajji crispy and tasty.
• additionally, wipe the plantain with a cloth before you use to prepare pakodas. else the water content present makes oil to splutter.
• finally, rice flour can be replaced with corn flour to make banana bajji crispy and tasty.