Raw banana pakoda ( Vazhakkai Bajji)

 Bajji is a good snack in evening time.Most of the ingredients to prepare bajji  are available in our house so this can be prepared in a jiffy.

Ingredients:        serves.4-6

Raw banana ( vazhakkai )..............2no s
Gram flour ( kadala maavu) .........1 cup
Rice flour.......................................1/4 cup
Maida( all purpose powder)..........1/4 cup
Red chili powder..........................2 tsp
Asafotida......................................1/4 tsp
Ajwain (omam )...........................1/4 tsp ( optional )
Cooking soda...............................A pinch
Food color....................................A pinch ( optional)
Salt...............................................to taste
Water............................................2cups
Oil.................................................For deep fried

Method:

Peel the skin of the raw banana and slice them lengthwise.

Mix gram flour, rice flour, maida, red chili powder, 
asafotida, salt, cooking soda, ajwain ( optional ),
food color ( optional ) and  water. 

This batter should be thinner than idily consistency.

Dip the banana slices in the batter and immediately
 tranfer to the oil.

When both sides becomes golden brown, take it
 out from the oil.

You can also use any veggie of our choice like onion,
 potato, egg plant, capsicum,etc instead of the raw banana.

                     

 Onion bajji