easy banana bajji recipe | aratikaya bajji | vazhakkai bajji | balekai bajji
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 slices
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: indian street food
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
Method
- firstly, peel the skin of raw plantain.
- slice them slightly thick. you can also slice them in round shapes.
- soak them in water to prevent from browning.
- meanwhile, prepare the besan batter by taking ¾ cup besan, 2 tbsp rice flour in a small mixing bowl.
- also add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, pinch hing and ¾ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure the spices are combined well.
- further, add ½ cup water and whisk well.
- prepare a smooth lump free batter.
- now add ¼ tsp baking soda and mix gently.
- pat dry the soaked plantain slices to remove excess moisture.
- dip the sliced plantain slices into batter. coat with batter on both side.
- slowly drop into hot oil and deep fry. stir occasionally.
- fry until they become crisp and golden brown.
- remove the pakodas and drain onto a paper towel.
- finally, enjoy banana bajji with pudina chutney and masala chai.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.