South Indian Baji

Ingredients

Chilli (Baji Chilli) – 4 nos, Gram flour - ¾ cup, Rice Flour - ¼ cup, Eastern Kayam Powder - ½ teaspoon, Eastern red chili powder - ¼ teaspoon, Baking soda - 2 pinch, Water - as required to make a slightly thick battter, Salt as per taste, Oil for deep frying.

Preparation Method

1. Wash the chillies and slit them each lengthwise, remove seeds if required.
2. In a bowl, Mix gram flour, Rice flour, Red chilli powder, Eastern Kayam, Salt and baking soda.
3. Add water little by little and mix well with a whisk and make a thick batter.
4. Meanwhile, heat enough oil to fry the bajis in a kadai.
5. Dip one by one the chillies in the prepared batter and deep fry in hot oil.
6. Serve immediately with chutney.