Karela Bajji Recipe - Pavakkai Bajji Recipe | Bittergourd

Name: Karela Bajji Recipe - Pavakkai Bajji Recipe | Bittergourd
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 piece Bitter Gourd (1 Karela (Bitter Gourd/ Pavakkai) cut into roundels); ½ cup Gram Flour (1/2 cup Gram flour (besan)); 3 cloves Garlic (3 cloves Garlic finely chopped); 1 tsp Ajwain (1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)); ½ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); ½ tsp Red Chili Powder (1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); 1 pinch Asafoetida (1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

Karela Bajji Recipe - Pavakkai Bajji Recipe | Bittergourd - Indian Snack Recipes (Indian)

20 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making the Karela Bajji Recipe, wash the karela thoroughly, lightly peel off the skin and cut them into roundels of medium thickness.
2In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients of bajji batter which includes gram flour, turmeric powder, ajwain, garlic, red chilli powder, asafoetida, and salt.
3Mix in just enough water to form a thick batter to thickly coat back of a spoon. Keep the bajji batter aside.
4Heat oil in a heavy bottoemd pan/kadai for deep frying the karela bajji on medium heat.
5Coat each of the sliced karela roundels in the gram flour bajji batter and gradually let it into the oil and deep fry the Karela Bajji until golden brown in color.
6Drain the Karela Bajji on an absorbent paper placed in a plate to absorb the excess oil and serve hot.
7Serve Karela Bajji Recipe as an evening snack along with Green Chutney and a hot cup of Masala Chai.