Aratikaya Bajji/Raw Banana Bajji/Kela Bajji recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 Raw banana
• 1 cup Besan (gram flour)
• 2 tsp rice flour
• A pinch of Baking soda
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Ajwain (vaamu)
• Salt for tast
• Oil for deep fry

Procedure:

1. Peal the raw banana and chop to medium size slices.
2. Mix the besan flour and rice flour in a bowl.
3. Add salt, red chilli powder, Baking soda and crushed ajwain.
4. Mix it with sufficient water into a pancake batter consistency and leave it for 5 minutes.
5. Heat sufficient oil in a pan for deep fry.
6. Dip each banana slice in the batter and care fully leave slowly and fry in hot oil.
7. Fry until golden brown, drain the excess of oil.
8. You can fry 4 or 5 at a time.
9. Serve hot with ketchup or any chutney.