Bajji is a delicious snack item that is popular all over India. It is basically cut vegetable dipped in gram flour batter and deep fied in oil. While potato slices and chili peppers are the most common there are really no rules. Zuccinis, mushrooms, green or red pepper among others work quite well. It is typically served as an appetizer and finds its perfect match in beer or wine.

Ingredients:

Vegetables (any one or combination of these)

• Potato - thin round slices

• Onions - thin round slices

• Green, Red, Jalepeno, Hungarian peppers - cut to bite size pieces

• Zuccini - round slices about 5mm thick

• And anything else you can think of

For Batter:

Gram Flour - 4 portions

Rice Flour - 1 portion

Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp

Salt - To taste

Oil for Frying

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Preparation Method:

Batter: Mix the gram flour and the rice flour with baking soda and add salt to taste. Make a smooth batter using water or beer. The batter consistency must be thick enough to coat the vegetables evenly. Something like pancake batter.

Once the batter is ready and the oil is hot, dip the vegetables in the batter and deep fry until golden brown.

Serve with ketchup or Chutney.