Onion Bajji

Ingredients

• 1 cup Gram flour (besan)
• 1/2 cup Rice flour
• 1 Tablespoon Maida (all-purpose flour)
• as needed Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Chili powder
• 2 pinches Cooking soda
• Oil (as needed, for frying)
• 6 (அ) 7 Onion

Instructions

1. Take onions of similar, moderate size, peel them, and slice crosswise into thin rounds.
2. Spread them on a plate so the rings don't separate and come apart.
3. Sift the flours together, mix in salt, chili powder, and soda, add the required water, and thin to an idli-batter-like consistency.
4. Pour oil three-quarters full into a pan and heat.
5. Once the oil is hot, dip the onions one at a time into the batter and drop into the oil, deep enough to submerge them, and fry until golden.
6. Put the fried bajjis on a rack, drain the oil, and serve hot.
7. Serve alongside coconut chutney, thokku, or sauce.