Bhajji

Thin slices of vegetables dipped in spicy batter and deep fried.

Time Required: 20 Minutes

Ingredients:
1 Potato
1 Onion
4 Shimla Mirchi (Light green colored Chilies)
Oil for deep frying

Chili Bhajji

For the Batter:
1 Cup Gram Flour (Bengal Gram Flour)
1tbsp Rice Flour
A pinch of Cooking Soda
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1/2 tsp Jeera (Cumin) Powder
Salt to taste

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Originally posted 2007-06-26 07:22:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Kodabale

Crispy and spicy rings prepared using Rice, a favorite evening snack among Mysoreans and Bangaloreans along with a good cup of South Indian filter coffee.
Kodabale
Ingredients:
2 Cups Raw Rice
1 Cup Coconut
10 – 12 Dry Red Chilies
1/4 tsp Asafoetida/Hing
1/4 tsp Ajwain or Jeera/Cumin Seeds
1/2 Cup, Hot Oil
Oil for Deep-frying
Salt to taste

Method:
Soak Rice in water for 4 hours. Spread it over a cloth and let it dry completely as shown below.
Akki
Grind to a powder and remove to a mixing bowl. Grind Coconut, Red Chilies, Jeera, Hing to a paste. Add this to the Rice flour along with hot Oil. Mix well. Add water and mix it to form a dough. Divide it into lemon sized balls. Roll out each ball using palms on a greased platform into long and 1 cm thick sticks. Bend and stick the edges together to form a ring.

Heat Oil and deep fry these rings on low flame until they turn reddish brown. Remove on kitchen towels and once cool store in air-tight containers.

Originally posted 2007-09-27 10:15:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Heerekayi Bonda

When you bite into a Ridge Gourd fritters/bonda your taste buds are sure to be confused.  The outer layer is crispy and spicy and even before the saltness is experienced a natural sweetness from the vegetable hits you…I will spare you and let you make this fritter and enjoy them with your family.

Cuisine: Karnataka

Time Required: 20 Minutes

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Pudina Poori

A crispy snack prepared using Mint leaves.

Cuisine: Indian

Time Required: 30 Minutes

Mint Poori

Ingredients:
1 bunch Pudina / Mint leaves, Minced
1 Cup Wheat Flour
½ Cup Maida / Refined flour
1tsp Cumin Powder
1tsp Pepper Powder
1tsp Chili Powder
A pinch of cooking soda
Oil for deep frying
Salt to taste

Pudina Puri

Method:
Mix all the ingredients together except for Oil. Heat two tablespoon oil and add to the mixture. Add water and mix to form a dough. Divide into balls. On an oiled floor roll out each of the balls into thin concentric circles.

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Balehannina Bonda

Sweet fritters prepared using ripe Bananas.

Time Required: 20 Minutes
Serves: 6

Balehannina Bonda

Ingredients:
2 Robust Ripe Banana / Pachcha Balehannu
½ Cup Maida
½ Cup Akki Hittu
½ Cup Corn flour
1 tsp Sugar
A pinch of salt
Oil for deep-frying

Balehannina Bonda

Method:
Mix everything except for oil with water and prepare a batter. Make banana roundels. Dip them in batter and deep fry.

Originally posted 2009-12-15 08:22:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Fried Wonton Straws

This  sweet and crunchy snack is very easy to make and tastes great to munch as a snack or to be served as dessert.

Cuisine: Chinese

Time Required: 10 Minutes

Fried Wonton Straws

Ingredients:
4 – 5 Wonton sheets
Oil for deep frying
Sugar Powder to taste

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Noodles Spring Rolls

Noodles are nice fillers into spring rolls. It is a meal by itself!

Time Required: 40 Minutes

Noodles Spring Rolls

Ingredients:
10 -12 Readymade Wonton Wrappers (Spring Roll wrappers)
3 tbsp Maida / Refined flour mixed with ¼ Cup of water
Oil for deep-frying

Noodles Spring Rolls

For the stuffing:
1tbsp Oil
1 Cup Boiled Noodles
1 Onion, Chopped finely
3 Garlic Cloves, Chopped finely
¼ Cup Shredded Cabbage
¼ Cup Chopped Capsicum
½ inch Ginger, Chopped finely
1tsp Soya Sauce
1tsp Chili Sauce
½ tsp Crushed Pepper
Salt to taste

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Jeegujje Bonda

Bread fruit dipped in spicy batter and deep fried makes for a very tasty snack in the evening with hot coffee or tea.

Time Required: 20 Minutes

Bread Fruit Fritters

Ingredients:
1 Jeegujje / Butter Fruit
Oil for deep frying

Jeegujje - Bread Fruit

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Crispy Vegetables

Crispy and tasty.

Time Required: 30 Minutes

Chinese Crispy Vegetables

Ingredients:
6 florets of Cauliflower
1 Carrot, Peeled and sliced into long pieces
4 Tender Beans, Broken into 3 pieces
4 Green Chilies, Slit into two pieces
Oil for deep frying

Chinese Crispy Vegetables

For the batter:
4 tbsp Corn flour
1tbsp Maida
1tbsp Rice flour
A pinch of cooking soda
Salt to taste

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Shavige Pakoda

The winter air penetrating into the warm homes makes one crave for spicy, crispy fritters with a cup of hot masala tea. How about some Vermicelli fritters to satisfy your taste buds!? Why not, did u say? I cannot agree more, here is the recipe.

Time Required: 39 Minutes

Shavige Pakoda

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