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Monday, February 20, 2012

Banana Peppers/ Milagai Bhajji

Bhaji is a classic South Indian snack that is totally irresistible. My Mom makes this whenever we have guests and she makes it so perfect without any grease, even if you press it down with a news paper (oh , thats what we do to take the grease out of the bhaji...no power towels :)). Over the period of time I have learned that its the consistency of the batter that matters. It needs to be thick enough to coat the vegetable you are using, something like the idly batter. My all time favorite bhaji is with plantains(raw banana)..nothing can beat that, but today its gonna be  with banana peppers which is my hubby's favorite.




Ingredients:
Banana peppers 4 
1 cup Besan flour/Kadalai maavu
1/4 cup Rice flour
1/4 tsp hing powder/asoefotida
1 tsp red chilli powder
salt as required
2 tblsp Idli /dosa batter  (or) 1/4 tsp sodium bicarbonate.


Method:
Cut the banana peppers into thin long strips. Remove the seeds.
Heat the oil in deep sauce pan.
Make a thick batter by adding 1 and 1/2 cup water and all the powders together. 
Whisk it well to form a smooth batter.
Dip the peppers in the batter and fry in the oil till golden brown.
Serve it with Coconut chutney or with your favorite dipping sauce.



Note: If the batter is thin or watery, it absorbs more oil, so add more besan flour to make it thick.

19 comments:

  1. nice perfect tea time snacks.

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  2. lovely tea time bhajjis..
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  3. very tempting snacks..drooling here..
    Kande Pohe

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  4. Super crispy snack !! wonderful !!

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  5. wow...its a tasty delight...great post..!
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  6. Very Nice Recipe.
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  7. From banana we moved to jalapenos or even serrano peppers (seeds out)- that gives a real kick but cannot eat more than two. Mine is brinjal and onion ... good evening snack

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  8. Anonymous11:50 PM

    Lovely tea time snacks. Banana fry looks crunchy and yummy.
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  9. Bhajjis look awesome.Will rock with a hot cup of coffee..

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  10. awesome bhaji......lovely tea time snack

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  11. Awesome snack,perfect with tea,tempting me a lot.

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  12. awesome..perfect for tea time!!

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  13. amazing snack. thanks for the recipe

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  14. Anonymous9:20 AM

    tempting...
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  15. All time favourite Bhajjis! First time here. Love your space.

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  16. Looks absolutely awesome and perfect

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  17. There is nothing quite like bhajjis and this one in particular reminds me of Kodaikanal. Very tempting.

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  18. I like milagai bajji than vazhaikkai bajji! ;) love to have them with a hot cup of tea!

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  19. Wow! Bajjis look so delicious and Im sure they were!

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