Vazhakkai bajji/ raw banana fritters

Vazhakkai bajji recipe with step by step pictures 


                 Vazhakkai bajji is one of the most common evening time snack in almost all south-indian homes.  It is a very easy to cook recipe within 5 mins.  This is like all the other bajjis which is dipped in batter and deep fried in oil.  You can prepare the batter in the time of heating the oil.  Today i made it in my home because its raining and this vazhakkai bajji is a great snack to have while raining.  

Few more south-indian evening time snack recipes to try out, 

              Hope you like the recipes.  Give it a try.  Check out the vazhakkai bajji recipe below with step by step pictures. 

Enjoy the food  ! 


Ingredients   :

.   Vazhakkai  /raw banana   -   1
.   Besan flour / gram flour   -  1 cup
.   Rice flour   -  2 tblsp
.   Chilli powder   -  1 tsp
.   Turmeric powder   -  1/8 tsp
.   Baking soda   -  1 pinch
.   Salt to taste
.   Hing / asafoetida  -  1/2 tsp
.   Oil for frying


Method  :


            1. Heat oil for frying.  In the meantime,  take plantain (vazhakkai) .  Cut the edges and peel the skin.  

            2.  Soak in water to avoid colour changes.  Slice the vazhakkai using slicer or with knife.  

            3. Take gram flour in a bowl.  Add rice flour,  chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, hing, baking soda.  Mix well. 

            4. Add water to make a medium consistency batter.  Dip the vahakkai slice into batter and drop it in oil.  

             5. Cook both the sides in medium flame for 2 mins.  Strain the bajji.  Serve this hot vazhakkai bajji with Coconut fried gram chutney


Pictorial   :


            Take raw banana (vazhakkai).  Cut the edges


Peel the skin.  Soak in water to avoid colour changes


Slice the vazhakkai 


Take gram flour in a bowl


Add rice flour, chilli powder, turmeric powder, hing, salt


Add water and mix well to make medium consistency (neither thick nor thin) batter


Add baking soda and mix well


Heat oil for frying


Dip the vazhakkai slice in batter


Drop it in oil.  Keep the flame to medium


Cook both the sides for 2 mins until golden brown 


Strain the bajjis



Vazhakkai bajji is ready to be served.  I served it with Coconut fried gram chutney


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