Bhajas (Vegetable Fritters)

Name: Bhajas (Vegetable Fritters)
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 30 servings
Cuisine: Mauritian
Ingredients: 300 g Chickpea flour (besan); 50 g Plain flour; 2 large Onions, thinly sliced; 1 small Eggplant, sliced (optional); 2 Green chillies, chopped; small bunch Fresh coriander; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; ½ tsp Turmeric; ½ tsp Baking powder; to taste Salt; 1 L Vegetable oil for frying

Crispy chickpea-flour fritters with onion, eggplant or mixed vegetables.

25 minMakes ~306 items at TheShop.mu

Ingredients

Chickpea flour (besan)TheShop.mu
300 g
Plain flourTheShop.mu
50 g
Onions, thinly sliced
2 large
Eggplant, sliced (optional)
1 small
Green chillies, chopped
2
Fresh coriander
small bunch
Cumin seedsTheShop.mu
1 tsp
TurmericTheShop.mu
½ tsp
Baking powder
½ tsp
SaltTheShop.mu
to taste
Vegetable oil for fryingTheShop.mu
1 L

👨‍🍳How to cook

1
Whisk both flours, baking powder, cumin, turmeric, salt with water to a thick batter.
2
Stir in onions, chillies, coriander (and eggplant if using).
3
Drop spoonfuls into hot oil at 175 °C; fry until deep golden, 3–4 minutes.
4
Drain and serve hot with chutney.

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