Bhaja Recipe
Yield: 5 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
BATTER
1 cup: Chickpea flour,
1/4 tsp: Baking soda,
1 tsp: Turmeric,
1/2 tsp: Cayenne,
2 tsp: Coriander, ground
3 tsp: Cumin, ground
1 tsp: Salt,
1 1/2 tbsp: White or blue poppy seeds,
Oil for deep frying,
VEGETABLES
Choose any or combinations:,
Potatoes, sweet potatoes,
Cut into 1/4" rounds,
Eggplant, cut into 1/3" rds
Directions:
Combine flour, soda, spices in a bowl & slowly add about 1 c water.
The batter should be thin. Add poppy seeds to batter just before you
are ready to use it & mix in.
Pour enough oil in a wok to come to 2" depth. Heat over a lowish
heat.
dip vegetables into batter & fry in single layer in the wok. Fry,
stiring occasionally, for about 7 minutes or so. They should be
golden on both sides & cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon &
drain well on paper towels. Do all vegetables this way. Serve with
beer. :)
Adapted from Madhur Jaffrey, "A Taste of India"
Source from luhu.jp
The batter should be thin. Add poppy seeds to batter just before you
are ready to use it & mix in.
Pour enough oil in a wok to come to 2" depth. Heat over a lowish
heat.
dip vegetables into batter & fry in single layer in the wok. Fry,
stiring occasionally, for about 7 minutes or so. They should be
golden on both sides & cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon &
drain well on paper towels. Do all vegetables this way. Serve with
beer. :)
Adapted from Madhur Jaffrey, "A Taste of India"
Source from luhu.jp