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Peerkangai Bajji Recipe

Peerkangai Bajji- Crispy tempura style fritters with ridge gourd. Vegan. Tastes great as a snack or as a side dish with rice and sambar or curd rice
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Tamil
Servings: 12
Author: Anusha Praveen

Ingredients

  • Ridge Gourd/ Loofah 1 long peeled and sliced into 3mm discs
  • Besan/ chickpea flour/ Kadala Maavu 1/2 c + 1 tbsp
  • Rice flour 1 tbsp
  • Red chili powder 1.5 tsp
  • Hing a small pinch
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, sieve together chickpea flour, rice flour , salt, hing and chili powder.
  • Add water gradually and make a thick batter. The batter should be slightly runnier than dosa batter.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Drop a small spoon of batter into the oil. If it floats quickly to the top, the oil is ready for frying.
  • Now, dip discs of ridge gourd in the batter until well coated.
  • Fry in batches until golden on medium flame.
  • Serve hot with any chutney or dip.

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Disclaimer

Nutrition values are provided here as a courtesy and are only a rough guide. Please consult a health care provider if you have any concerns.

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