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Published: Sep 3, 2013 · Modified: Jan 27, 2021 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Milagai, Kathirikkai And Kodaimilagai Bajji | Fritters

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Bajji is a very popular street food all over India. This is one snack that when made one can’t stop with eating just a few.

Milagai, Kathirikkai And Kodaimilagai Bajji  serving in a dish

Bajji is a very popular street food all over India. This not so often made snack (to watch our waist lines) is so yummy, that when made you can’t stop with eating just a few.

This is one of the main reasons; I make it only few times a year. When my backyard is overflowing with fresh vegetables in summer, I am usually tempted to make this bajji’s.

This time, my mother taught me to make bajji’s with eggplants which were so smooth and silky inside and crispy on the outside.

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For the past couple of years we have been planting the Banana peppers (Bajji milagai), which are mildly spicy and very flavorful in our garden. There are very few dishes that could be made and Bajji’s are one of the popular items made with this pepper.

So this summer, I have already made bajji’s twice and might make them once more before the session ends.

Milagai, Kathirikkai And Kodaimilagai Bajji  served in a bowl

Bajji’s take me back to my childhood days in Madras. My thatha (grandfather) used to come back from work with these delicious bajji’s from the Bajji mama Kadai in Adayar.

Anyone from that area would remember the famous bajji kadai just next to Adayar Bakery. There bajjis, bondas and vadais are so flavorful and yummy that it would want you to back to them over and over again.

My thatha would bring back assorted bajjis and we would all split it between us and make sure to taste every kind. Just to see this smile on our face, my thatha would get down from the bus near this shop, buy bajjis and then walk all the way home.

My thatha loved to eat and hence he would make us try lots of different things and would never say no to anything we ask for. Really miss him a lot. So thatha, this bajji is for you!

Vegetables from our backyard

Vegetables on a bowls

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Category – Street food

Preparation time – 15 mins
Cooking time – 45 mins
Difficulty level – easy

Ingredients to make Bajji – Makes around 20 Bajjis

  • Kadalai Maatvu/Besan/Chickpeas flour – 1 cup
  • Arisi maavu/rice flour – ½ cup
  • Maida/APF – 2 tbsp
  • Baking soda – ¼ tsp
  • Red chili powder – 1 ½ tsp
  • Asafetida – ¼ tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Hot oil – 1 tablespoon (optional)
  • Oil – to deep fry
  • Vegetables – Eggplant – 1 medium, Bajji Milagai - 4, Bell Pepper - 1
Bajjis in a glass bowl

Procedure to make Bajji –

  • Prepare the vegetables – Clean all the vegetables and wipe them dry. With the eggplants, slice them horizontally into circles about 1 cm thick. With the milagai, cut them straight in between vertically, remove all the seeds and then keep them aside. If preferred, you could just make a slit and remove the seeds and then keep the peppers intact. I cut them into two because mine was very big. With the bell peppers, cut them into 1 inch thick vertical slices. Keep this all aside.
Vegies cut in slice
  • To make the batter – Combine all the ingredients except the oil and the vegetables and mix well. To this add a tablespoon of hot oil. This step helps in preventing the bajjis from soaking too much oil. Now slowly add water and make it into a thick batter. The batter should be just thick enough to coat the vegetables.
Mixing the dry ingredients
  • Heat oil in a deep pan.
  • Dip individual slices of vegetables in the batter and then add it to the hot oil. Fry on both sides until golden brown and drain it on a paper towel.
Dipping vegitables in the batter
Bajjis frying in oil
  • Serve hot with tea as a snack or as I like it, for dinner with a bowl of curd rice.

Notes –

  • Keep all the flour handy when making the bajjis. Depending on the size of the vegetables, the batter might not be enough to make them all. If that happens, you could just eyeball it and add a handful or 2 of each flour, add more salt and then make the batter again.
  • Any other preferred vegetables could also be used like potatoes, cauliflower, bread, onions, raw banana and so on. If using cauliflower, I would steam them first to cook it half way through and then dip it in batter.
Milagai, Kathirikkai And Kodaimilagai Bajji served in a star shaped glass bowl

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Milagai, Kathirikkai, And Kodaimilagai Bajji | Fritters

Bajji is a very popular street food all over India. This is one snack that when made one can’t stop with eating just a few.
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Course: Appetizer, savory snack, Snack
Cuisine: Indian, Tamil Nadu
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 20 Bajjis
Calories: 60kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Equipment

  • pan
  • spatula

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Kadalai Maatvu/Besan/Chickpeas flour
  • ½ cup Arisi maavu/rice flour
  • 2 tbsp. Maida/APF
  • ¼ tsp. Baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Red chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Asafetida
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 tbsp. Hot oil Optional
  • to deep fry Oil

Vegetables

  • 1 medium Eggplant
  • 4 Bajji Milagai
  • 1 Bell Pepper

Instructions

Prepare the vegetables –

  • Clean all the vegetables and wipe them dry. With the eggplants, slice them horizontally into circles about 1 cm thick. With the milagai, cut them straight in between vertically, remove all the seeds and then keep them aside. If preferred, you could just make a slit and remove the seeds and then keep the peppers intact. I cut them into two because mine was very big. With the bell peppers, cut them into 1 inch thick vertical slices. Keep this all aside.

To make the batter –

  • Combine all the ingredients except the oil and the vegetables and mix well. To this add a tablespoon of hot oil. This step helps in preventing the bajjis from soaking too much oil. Now slowly add water and make it into a thick batter. The batter should be just thick enough to coat the vegetables.
  • Heat oil in a deep pan.
  • Dip individual slices of vegetables in the batter and then add them to the hot oil. Fry on both sides until golden brown and drain it on a paper towel.
  • Serve hot with tea as a snack or as I like it, for dinner with a bowl of curd rice.

Notes

  • Keep all the flour handy when making the bajjis. Depending on the size of the vegetables, the batter might not be enough to make them all. If that happens, you could just eyeball it and add a handful or 2 of each flour, add more salt and then make the batter again.
  • Any other preferred vegetables could also be used like potatoes, cauliflower, bread, onions, raw banana, and so on. If using cauliflower, I would steam them first to cook it halfway through and then dip it in the batter.

Nutrition

Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Saraswathi Tharagaram says

    October 02, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Chansayilla pa..Love your veggies..Sure it is a art to grow veggies and love to taste your awesome bajjis with these fresh vegetables..

    Reply
  2. Suma Gandlur says

    September 18, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    That's an yumy bajji platter you have over there. Tempting. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Archana Potdar says

    September 16, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    OMG such beautiful veggies. love them all. They are so fresh and beautiful.
    Bhajis ares a weakness at our place too!
    Loev the variety you have shown here

    Reply
  4. vaishali sabnani says

    September 05, 2013 at 9:32 am

    Loved the display of vegetables...even we grow a few veggies in our kitchen garden and the taste of these is super...and all these bhajias are so so mouth watering.

    Reply
  5. veena krishnakumar says

    September 04, 2013 at 6:10 pm

    wow!!!!Who can say no to bajji!!!!

    Reply
  6. Rajani S says

    September 04, 2013 at 10:08 am

    I love it that you grow vegetables in your backyard :)..Its something to be very proud of 🙂

    The bajjis look super good 🙂

    Reply
  7. Sreevalli E says

    September 03, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    Yummy bajji's .. Can't resist without having one..

    Reply
  8. Padmajha PJ says

    September 04, 2013 at 3:39 am

    Isn't it great to grow veggies in the back yard! And you have tempted me to make these bajji's. We love love love them all

    Reply
  9. Gayathri Kumar says

    September 04, 2013 at 3:09 am

    Sandhya, tell me where you live. I will come live in your area so that I can enjoy all those fresh vegetables. Bajjis look awesome and that too when the veggies are from the kitchen garden it makes them extra special...

    Reply
  10. Sapana Behl says

    September 04, 2013 at 2:33 am

    So many bajjis , wow ! I want to have some now...
    All looks delicious ..

    Reply
  11. Sandhya Karandikar says

    September 04, 2013 at 1:56 am

    Great bahji recipe. What lovely veggies you grow in your backyard! Looks very tempting.

    Reply
  12. Chef Mireille says

    September 04, 2013 at 12:37 am

    i am so jealous of your garden

    Reply
  13. Pavani N says

    September 03, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    yumm.. yumm.. bajjis look so crispy and delicious. You definittely have been busy gardening this summer 🙂 Those eggplants are looking great 🙂

    Reply
  14. Priya Suresh says

    September 03, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    Omg, those fresh vegetables just wowwing here Sandhya.. Variety bajjis makes me drool..bye

    Reply
  15. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

    September 03, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    Slurp!!! want to have them all!!! so comforting and delicious!!!

    Sowmya

    Reply
  16. Manjula Bharath says

    September 03, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    very very tempting bhaji's 🙂 so many varieties making me drool dear 🙂 prefect for a rainy day !!

    Reply
  17. Foodiliciousnan says

    September 03, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    I love Milagai bajji and I'm thinking how much tastier these will be having been made with fresh produce. Loved the sight of the produce from your kitchen garden 🙂

    Reply
  18. Janani says

    September 03, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    I envy u sandhya having such a beautiful garden and enjoying the full benefit of fresh veggie at home hmm.... love this bajji so I f I visit u I can get bajjis any time heheeh.

    Reply
  19. Mina Joshi says

    September 03, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    You mention your thatha used to bring these lovely bhajjis home for you. It reminds me of my FIL who also used to bring all sorts of Indian goodies home. Your bhajis look so tempting. It's always lovely to make a mixed batch. I love all the vegetables you have grown in your back yard too!!

    Reply
  20. The Pumpkin Farm says

    September 03, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    wow Sandhya i am so J, you have vegetables in your backyard...the bajjis look delicious

    Reply
  21. Srivalli says

    September 03, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    Wow I won't mind if you offer everything out there!

    Reply
  22. Sona - quick picks/pick quicks says

    September 03, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    wow..loved the assorted bajji platter, SANDHYA..

    Latest post on
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    Reply
  23. Linsy Patel says

    September 03, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    delicious and perfect snack.

    Reply
  24. Preeti Garg says

    September 03, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    I love vegetable bajjias, so tempting in monsoon or winter season with tea or coffee.

    Reply
  25. Harini-Jaya R says

    September 03, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    Never say no to bajjis!

    Reply

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