How to make Brinjal Bajji

In today’s blog, I am super duper happy to share the recipe of my most favorite bajji… which is Badanekayi bajji…yay!

Badanekayi bajji/Brinjal bajji is a very famous and unique snack of North Karnataka, Especially Gadag…Most Peoples evenings are never complete without savoring Badanekayi bajji with Girmit in Gadag…

I and my husband never miss enjoying Badanekayi bajji at least once a week. It’s our go-to snack at any point of the day. We enjoy preparing them at home…I will explain how to make Brinjal bajji in a very simple and tasty method.

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Brinjal Bajji

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Indian

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup Besan flour/ Chickpea flour
• 1/2 tbsp Ajwain
• 1 pinch Baking soda
• 2 tbsp Rice floor
• 1 cup Cooking oil
• 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
• 5-6 Curry leaves
• 1/2 cup Coriander leaves
• 5-6 Garlic cloves
• 3-4 Green chilies
• 1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp Salt As per tasty

Instructions

 

• Take the brinjal/ eggplant and cut them into thin slice pairs.
• Collect the slice pairs in water. It avoids the blackening of brinjal slices due to oxidation.
• Heat a pan and put 1 tbsp oil
• Add 5-6 Garlic cloves, 4-5 Green chilies, 5-6 Curry leaves, Handful of coriander leaves, and 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
• Saute everything well and once everything is cooked well turn off the gas and let it cool.
• Collect it in a mixing jar and grind it into a paste.
• Now, take a small amount of chili paste and spread it evenly inside the slices.
• Take a mixing bowl and add 1 cup of Besan flour.
• Add 2 tbsp Rice flour
• 1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder
• Take 1 tbsp Ajwain and crush in hands and add it.
• Now add, Salt as per taste.
• Finally, add chopped Coriander leaves.
• You can add 1 tbsp chili powder. It is totally optional.
• Add a pinch of Baking soda.
• Then add water little by little and mix well. Prepare the batter by adjusting the water. the consistency is as shown in the images
• Take some oil in a pan for frying and heat it.
• Start frying only after the oil is completely hot. It will avoid Bajji's absorbing excess oil.
• Add 2 tbsp of hot oil into the batter and give a good mix.
• Now dip the stuffed brinjals one by one in the batter and coat well.
• Add the coated Brinjal into the oil
• Fry the bajji's well and fry until the bajji's turn into golden brown.
• Take out the bajji's in a plate spread with tissue. Tissues help in separating excess oil from bajji's.
• Now, the tasty Badanekayi bajji is ready to savor.

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Instructions

Step 1

Take the brinjal/ eggplant and cut them into thin slice pairs.

Collect the slice pairs in water. It avoids the blackening of brinjal slices due to oxidation.

Also, try our Hotel-style Idli Sambar recipe

Step 2

Heat a pan and put 1 tbsp oil

Add 5-6 Garlic cloves, 4-5 Green chilies, 5-6 Curry leaves, Handful of coriander leaves, and 1 tbsp Cumin seeds

Saute everything well and once everything is cooked well turn off the gas and let it cool.

Collect it in a mixing jar and grind it into a paste.

Now, take a small amount of chili paste and spread it evenly inside the slices.

Step 3

Take a mixing bowl and add 1 cup of Besan flour.

Add 2 tbsp Rice flour

1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder

Take 1 tbsp Ajwain and crush in hands and add it.

Now add, Salt as per taste.

Finally, add chopped Coriander leaves.

You can add 1 tbsp chili powder. It is totally optional.

Add a pinch of Baking soda.

Then add water little by little and mix well. Prepare the batter by adjusting the water. the consistency is as shown in the images

Step 4

Take some oil in a pan for frying and heat it.

Add 2 tbsp of hot oil into the batter and give a good mix.

Now dip the stuffed brinjals one by one in the batter and coat well.

Note: Start frying when it is fully heated, so that, the bajji’s don’t hold excess oil.

Add the coated Brinjal into the oil

Fry the bajji’s well and fry until the bajji’s turn into golden brown.

Take out the bajji’s in a plate spread with tissue. Tissues help in separating excess oil from bajji’s.

Now, the tasty Badanekayi bajji is ready to savor.

The recipe is very simple and easy. Please do give it a try. I bet you would love the badanekayi bajji. If you like it please share it with your loved ones.

Happy eating!