Crisp Aloo Bhajia Potato Bajji - Snack

Recipe

Aloo Bhajia (Potato Bajji)

Aloo Bhajia, also called potato bajji, is crisp outside and soft inside. Serve it with green chutney and hot tea as a tea-time snack on rainy or cold evenings.

Instructions

1. 1 4 Potato (Aloo)
2. 2 1/2 cup Gram flour (besan)
3. 3 2 tablespoon All Purpose Flour (Maida)
4. 4 2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
5. 5 1/2 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
6. 6 Salt to taste
7. 7 Oil as required<br>1. To begin making Aloo Bajia, wash and peel the potatoes.  Cut them into thin slices and immerse them in a bowl of  water till you prepare the batter for the bajia.
8. 8 Heat the oil in a kadai on medium flame.
9. 9 In a mixing bowl, combine besan flour, maida, red chilli powder, ajwain and salt along with 1/3 cup of water. Mix well to a make a smooth batter.  Add a tablespoon of hot oil to this and mix it well. This step will ensure the bajias are crisp.
10. 10 Add few slices of potatoes to the batter and make sure the potatoes are covered with the batter.
11. 11 Once the oil is hot, pick up each potato slice from the batter, remove excess batter and drop them carefully into the oil.
12. 12 Fry them on both sides till it is golden in colour.
13. 13 Drain them and put them on kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
14. 14 Transfer the fried bajias to a serving plate and serve.
15. 15 Serve the Aloo Bajjia along with Green Chutneyand Masala Chai Recipe as a tea time snack.