Bajji

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Vegetable Fritters

Sliced vegetables of your choice dipped in a spiced rice-and-lentil batter and deep-fried until crisp and golden.

50 min4 servingsMedium
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Bread Pakodas

Bread crumbs soaked in buttermilk and mixed with ghee-rubbed flour, onion, and herbs, deep-fried into soft pakodas.

40 min4 servingsEasy
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Capsicum Bajji

Whole small capsicums dipped in gram-flour batter and deep-fried, then slit and tucked with onion and lemon juice.

35 min4 servingsEasy
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Cashew Pakoda

Cashew nuts folded into a gram-and-rice-flour dough with onion, chilli, and ginger, then deep-fried into crunchy fritters.

40 min6 servingsMedium
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Cauliflower Fritters

Parboiled cauliflower florets dipped in a simple bajji batter and deep-fried until crisp.

35 min3 servingsEasy
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Chicken Bajji

Finger-length chicken pieces coated in a spiced bajji batter and deep-fried until golden.

30 min3 servingsEasy
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Fish Bajji

Whole fish dipped in a garlic-spiced bajji batter and deep-fried until golden on both sides.

35 min5 servingsEasy
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Garam Pakodas

Ghee-rubbed gram and rice flour crumbled by hand with onion and green chili directly into hot oil for irregular, extra-crunchy pakodas.

45 min6 servingsMedium
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Lasania (Stuffed Potato Bajji)

Small potatoes slit and stuffed with a garlic-cumin paste, dipped in a spiced gram-flour batter, and deep-fried.

40 min4 servingsMedium
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Layered Sandwich Bajji

Bread slices layered with mint and tomato chutneys, dipped whole in bajji batter, and deep-fried into a crisp, stuffed sandwich.

55 min4 servingsHard
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Mint Pakodas

Coarsely ground chana dal mixed with fresh mint, coriander, and a ginger-chili paste, deep-fried into fragrant pakodas.

35 min4 servingsEasy
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Moong Dhal Curd Pakoda

Small deep-fried moong dal pakodas topped with whisked curd and a spiced curd-masala powder.

35 min4 servingsEasy
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Onion Bajji

Onion rings dipped in a spiced gram-and-rice-flour batter, kept whole, and deep-fried until golden.

35 min4 servingsEasy
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Paneer Pakodas

Fresh crumbled paneer mixed with gram flour, onion, cashews, mint, and coriander, and deep-fried into irregular golden pakodas.

50 min6 servingsMedium
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Stuffed Chilli Bajji

Long bajji chilies stuffed with a coconut-and-roasted-gram filling, coated in a thick batter, and deep-fried until golden.

50 min4 servingsMedium
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Deep Fried Ladies Fingers

Okra briefly blanched in tamarind water to cut the sliminess, dipped in a spiced batter, crumb-coated, and deep-fried crisp.

40 min4 servingsMedium
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Vermicelli Pakodas

Roasted vermicelli mixed with mashed potato, onion, and spices, deep-fried into crisp pakodas.

40 min4 servingsEasy