Aloo Capsicum Bajji / Potato Bell Pepper Fritters / Potato Bajji

Bhaji, deep fried snack using gram flour with any desired veg like potato, onion,capsicum, brinjal, Banana Pepper and even with paneer n bread slices. It's one of the easy Indian snack which u can make it in jiffy. My favorite is Milagai Bajji and this Potato Bajji. But due to health & calorie conscious not making this fritters often but once in a while would love to have one or two bajjis. That too this chill evenings made me to crave for such hot & spicy fritters. So after a very long time I made this yummy bajji last week and served along with ginger cardamom tea for our evening snack. It was Very refreshing n filling. As i don't have banana pepper in hand i used capsicum and we loved it. Now off to the recipe...

Ingredients

1. Potato - 2no. Small (sliced thinly)
2. Capsicum - 1 small (striped/thinly cut in length wise)

For batter

1. Gram flour/Besan Glour/Kadali Maavu        1 cup
2. Rice flour         2 tbsp
3. All Purpose Flour    1/2 tbsp
4. Baking soda        a pinch
5. Chili powder      1 tsp
6. Turmeric Powder     a pinch
7. Cumin seeds       1/4tsp
8. Hing      1/4tsp
9. Salt             to taste

Method

• Wash and wipe potatoes n capsicum with paper towel and slice potato into thin slices using slicer and cut capsicum in length wise strips.

• Take a mixing bowl or any wide vessel, add all the ingredients under the heading "For Batter" from besan flour to salt.

• Mix everything well and add water and make this to a little thick smooth batter.
• The batter should not be too thick or too thin, refer pic.
• Heat oil in an medium high heat till it get really hot.

• Dip individual slice of potato n capsicum in to the batter and deep fry them in hot oil till it turns light golden brown on both sides.
• then remove form the oil and drain them in a paper towel and serve hot with chutney or ketchup.

Notes:

With the same bajji batter u can also make any desired vegetable.

To make it even more spicier, add 1/4 tsp ginger garlic paste n 1/4 tsp garam masala powder but i always prefer this simple way :)