Vazhakkai bajji | Raw banana bajji -How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 8 to 10 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Take with: Green chutney, Tomato chilli sauce, green chilli sauce | Type: Snacks

Ingredients

• Vazhakkai[Raw banana, kacha kela] - 2
• Besan [gram flour, kadalai maavu] – 3/4 cup
• Rice flour – 1/4 cup
• Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Ginger & garlic paste - 1 tbsp [or finely chopped]
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed
• Oil for deep frying

Preparation Method

• Wash & slice green banana
• Slice lengthwise or thinly slice like circles
• Add gram flour, rice flour, salt, asafetida, red chilli & turmeric powder then add water mix well & make batter without lumps
• Add 1 tbsp of oil into gram flour batter for crispiness & fluffy
• Heat oil in a pan, dip green banana slices into the prepared batter, drop it in hot oil, deep fry till crisp & golden brown both sides on medium hot oil
• Once its ready remove from oil, drain on absorbent paper & serve hot with tea or coffee.

Notes and tips

• For easy digestion use ginger garlic paste.
• For tangy flavour use lemon juice, curd & green chilli.
• You can use rich red colour-Soak kashmiri red chilli in hot water then grind and add
• You can use corn flour also
• For fluffy batter add baking soda or baking powder.
• You can add ground onion, garlic paste for unique flavour.

How to make Vazhakkai bajji | Raw banana bajji - Step by step photos

Organic banana

Fresh raw banana directly from our farm

Take 4 green banana

Perfect vazhakkai

In a bowl add besan, rice flour, red chilli powder & turmeric powder

Add asafoetida

Add salt

Add ginger & garlic [optional, you can use ginger & garlic paste]

Add water, mix well & make smooth, light batter

Batter ready, keep it aside

Cut and remove edges

Thinly slice

Dip in besan batter

Heat oil, drop it

Deep fry till crisp and golden brown

Flip over fry both sides

Now its ready

Remove it from oil

Super crispy

Fry circle shape raw banana

SUper crispy raw banana bajji ready, serve hot with tea

Vazhakkai bajji-Steps

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