Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Leek and mushroom fritters/bhajji

INGREDIENTS:
150 gms Button Mushrooms
1 Medium sized Leek
1 and 1/2 tsp (or required amount of needed) Salt
1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder
A pinch of Soda
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
4 to 5 Green chillies (optional)
1 tsp of crushed Pomegranate seeds
Few sprigs of Coriander leaves
3/4 th cup Gram Flour
Oil for Deep Frying

METHOD:
-Wash the Mushrooms and remove the stalk.
-Remove the first two layers and the end of Leek and slice it into two, and wash them well and slice both of them into thin slices then add rest of ingredients into a large bowl mix them well together and start adding water do not make the batter too thin or too thick, Add water to the Ingredients to coat them very well.
-Heat oil in a Pan/Kadai/wok, using a tbsp drop spoonful of this batter into the hot oil a few at a time until they are golden yellow in colour, once they are done they usually float to the top, Once they are fried take them out and drain them on a kitchen towel.
These fritters or Bajjias are now ready to devour.

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