Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Onion bhajji

Onion is always available at home with little spices and besan, this recipe is easily prepared at snacks time with tea. The perfect Onion bajjis are crispy from outside and soft from inside. We can add baking soda in onion bajji batter, it makes the bhajji soft and fluffy.


Ingredients:
Onions – 2
Gram flour/ Besan flour – 1 cup
Rice flour – ¼ cup
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
Chili powder – 3 tsp
Asafoetida – a pinch
Baking soda – a pinch
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Oil – for deep frying


Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except onion and oil.
2. Slice Onions into thick slices.
2. Add water little by little and form a thick batter.
3. Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying.
4. Now dip the onion in a batter and drop pepper in oil and fry till golden.
5. Drain it in paper towel. Serve hot.


Mirchi bajji / Milaga bajji

Hi, I am back after long break with tasty, crispy and spicy Mirchi bajji. What else can be better than a milaga bajji and a cup of tea on a rainy day? Milaga bajji or mirchi bajji is an Indian popular evening snacks and it is a popular street food in Karnataka. It’s also one of those quick snacks that can be done when you have unexpected guests knocking at your door. We can prepare bajjis using many vegetables like raw banana, onion, potato etc. The most commonly used chillies for mirchi bajji is banana peppers or bhavnagari chillies.
Nutrition facts:
There are 142 calories in a 38.2 grams serving of mirchi bajji. It contains about 6.4 g of fat, 16.7 g of carbs and 4.6 g of protein.


Ingredients:
Banana Peppers – 4
Gram flour/ Besan flour – 1 cup
Rice flour – ¼ cup
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
Chili powder – 3 tsp
Asafoetida – a pinch
Baking soda – a pinch
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Oil – for deep frying


Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except peppers and oil.
2. Add water little by little and form a thick batter.
3. Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying.
4. Now dip the pepper in a batter and drop pepper in oil and fry till golden.
5. Drain it in paper towel. Serve hot.





Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Spicy Egg Fry

Spicy egg fry is a delicious spicy Indian recipe served as side dish.  This is a quick recipe which you can make easily on your busy schedule. 
Prep time: 25 mins
Cook time: 7 mins
Total time: 32 mins


Ingredients:
Boiled Egg – 2
Red chili powder – 1 tsp
Garlic powder – ½ tsp
Pepper powder – ½ tsp
Salt to taste


Method:
1. Mix all the spice powders and form a paste.
2. Slit the boiled in to half and spread the spice paste over the eggs.
3. Heat oil in a non-stick skillet and fry the eggs on both sides till the raw smell of the spice paste disappears.