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Kumbhaniya bhajiya | Kathiyawadi bhajiya |bhajiya with chutney

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Gujarati, kathiyawadi
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

For kumbhaniya bhajiya

  • 100 grm or 1 cup chopped green garlic
  • 100 grm or 1 cup chopped green chilli
  • 2 cup coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1 lemon juice
  • Salt to taste
  • 1.5 cup gram flour - besan
  • ¼ cup + 2tbsp water or as required
  • Oil for deep frying

For khatti meethi (sweet and sour) chutney

  • ¼ cup tamarind
  • ¼ cup dates
  • ¼ cup jaggery
  • 1.5 cup hot water
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp ginger powder
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

Making kumbhaniya bhajiya

  • In a bowl add chopped green garlic, green chilli, coriander leaves, grated ginger, salt and lemon juice. Mix well
  • Cover and rest mixture of 5 minutes, so mixtures release some water.
  • Now add gram flour gradually and mix everything. Flour is properly coat to mixture.
  • Add little water and make a medium thick batter.
  • Heat oil in pan and add take some batter into wet finger.
  • Now push batter with thumb and add bhajiya into hot oil. Make it all in same way.
  • Then lower the flame to medium and fry bhajiya till it become golden brown.
  • Serve bhajiya with onion slice, lemon juice and khatti meethi chutney.

Making khatti meethi chutney

  • In a bowl, add date and tamarind pulp, jaggery and hot water. mix well and rest mixture for 30 minutes.
  • Then squeeze pulp from soaked date and tamarind.
  • Sieve mixture in a bowl.
  • Then add cumin seeds powder, fennel seeds powder, coriander powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, ginger powder and salt. Mix well
  • Sweet and sour chutney is ready.

Notes

  • Do not add more flour to bhajiya mixture.
  • The consistency of bhajiya batter should be medium.
  • take batter into your finger and with the help of your thumb add little bhajiya batter into the hot oil.
  • fry bhajiya on medium and serve hot.