Bhaji is an Indian appetizer or snack of fried vegetables. They are usually deep fried, but I prefer not to use too much oil so I just pan fry these. The best part is, they are gluten-free!! Bhaji usually does not call for eggs, but since I don't use regular flour, the eggs are an easy way to help everything to stick together.
Ingredients:
2 chopped onions
2 cloves of finely chopped or crushed garlic
1 Cup of chopped green beans
Fresh chopped cilantro (use as much as you like)
1 Inch of shredded ginger
1 Cup of Chick Pea Flour
2 Eggs Beaten
1 Teaspoon of ground cumin
1 Teaspoon of tumeric
Salt to taste
In one bowl, add your onions, green beans, garlic, cilantro and ginger together.
In a separate bowl add the spices, chick pea flour, salt and eggs. Mix all together and add enough water to make a thick batter. (It will have the consistency of pancake batter)
Then, pour the batter over the vegetables. Mix the ingredients well, until all the vegetables are saturated in the batter.
Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil and pour the batter into the pan.*
*Tip: I usually fry a little batter at a time, rather than putting it in all at once. It cooks faster, and it becomes crispier.
Yields 4-6 servings of Bhaji.
I serve this dish with Sweet and Spicy Starfruit Chutney. (See previous recipe post)
It is a perfect compliment to this!
ENJOY!
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