Snake Gourd Bajji Recipe – Padavalanga Bajji – പടവലങ്ങ ബജ്ജി
2016-08-13- Cuisine: Kerala, കേരളം
- Course: Snacks, നാലുമണി പലഹാരം
- Skill Level: Beginner
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- Yield: 10
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Ready In: 20m
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Snake Gourd Bajji Recipe – Padavalanga Bajji – പടവലങ്ങ ബജ്ജി
Snake Gourd Bajji is a tasty, simple and healthy snack with a crunchy batter coating. The outer coating is crispy and spicy, but inner veggie is so soft and juicy.
Snake gourd has been used as a diuretic in traditional medicine for many years, as it stimulates the liver and increases urination, thereby speeding up the elimination of toxins from the body.
Snake gourd includes a large amount of water as well as fiber and only a small amount of calories. It is really abundant with proteins, vitamins A, B and C in addition to minerals (manganese, potassium, iron and iodine).
Try this delicious Bajji in your kitchen and enjoy!
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Ingredients
- Snake Gourd / Padavalanga - 1/2 piece
- Gram flour / Kadala mavu - 1 cup ( 100 gm )
- Rice flour - 1/2 cup ( 50 gm )
- Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Asafoetida powder / Hing / Kaya podi - 1/2 tsp
- Water - 1 cup ( 200 ml )
- Coconut oil - 200 ml ( for frying )
- Salt to taste
Method
Step 1
Peel the skin of snake gourd and remove all the seeds from it and slice them into rounds.
Step 2
Take a bowl and add rice flour, gram flour, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida powder, salt and mix it well.
Step 3
Add water into it and make a thick batter.
Step 4
Heat coconut oil in a pan.
Step 5
Dip each snake gourd pieces in this batter and shallow fry on a medium heat till golden colour.
Step 6
Drain them using paper towel.
Step 7
Tasty Snake Gourd Bajji is ready.
Step 8
Serve hot with tomato sauce.