Saturday, March 26, 2011

Kanda Bhaji/Khekda Bhaji

Kanda Bhaji or else Khekda bhaji are made from onions, these crunchy fritters are prepared using besan and onion and its quite famous in Maharashtra...These bhajis are prefect when its rainy or chilled evening snacks, these crunchy bhajis tastes marvellous for evening snacks when served along with a cup of tea...Eventhough this onion bhajis ressembles quite like our pakodas, its has a fabulous taste coz of ajwain seeds and coriander seed powder are used in this bhajis..Am sending this kanda bhaji's to Flavors of Maharashtra guest hosted by PJ,event by Nayna..

Khanda Bhaji

1cup Besan flour
2nos Onions (chopped lengthwise)
1tsp Red chilly powder
1/2tsp Coriander powder
1tsp Ajwain seeds
1/4tsp Baking powder
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil for frying

Mix the flour,chilly powder, coriander powder, ajwain seeds,baking powder,turmeric powder and salt,make a thick batter with enoug water, heat oil for deep frying, dip gently the sliced onions to the batter,drop them to the hot oil..fry until they turns golden brown and drain the excess of oil with a paper towel..

Serve with ketchup..

36 comments:

Shabitha Karthikeyan said... Reply To This Comment

Tempts me !!! Simple and easy to make evening snack..perfect with a cup of chai !!

Suji said... Reply To This Comment

This is my fav, i ma having my eve and wish i had some of these to munch on :)

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

They look delicious and v crispy Priya:)

divya said... Reply To This Comment

Slurp,mouthwatering here...

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Onion bhaji looks delicious. Nice one for tea.

Krithika said... Reply To This Comment

yummm....

Ramya said... Reply To This Comment

Crunchy and yummy fritters..Love the flavours of ajwain and corriander..Perfect for cold weather:-)

Akila said... Reply To This Comment

wow so crispy n yummy...want to grab the plate now....

Preety said... Reply To This Comment

really crisp snack..i am sure this must be addicting..

Shobha said... Reply To This Comment

This is a really a tempting snack....once you start eating, can't stop.

Coral said... Reply To This Comment

yum..yum....

Amritha Kalyani said... Reply To This Comment

yummy... love it with a nice cup of tea..

Reshmi Mahesh said... Reply To This Comment

Yummy crunchy snack...

Sensible Vegetarian said... Reply To This Comment

Perfect for the cold weather with a hot cup of tea.

Hari Chandana P said... Reply To This Comment

Looks crunchy and delicious.. perfect evening snack.. thanks for sharing dear !!

Indian Cuisine

Sravs said... Reply To This Comment

crispy and delicious bhaji !!

Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

Bhaji looks to be very crispy and crunchy. Great preparation.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

cocoa and coconut said... Reply To This Comment

I've heard of these before from a cooking show. They look, and sound, fabulous! Thanks for the recipe.

Vidhya said... Reply To This Comment

Nice Bhaji.These look so easy and delicious.

Alessandra said... Reply To This Comment

I love Bhaji, I should try to make it at home :-)

thank you for sharing the recipe!

ciao
Alessandra

Vimitha Durai said... Reply To This Comment

Crispy and crunchy looking fritters Priya....

Chitra said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious!

Prathima Rao said... Reply To This Comment

Crispy bhajias with some hot chai...Ahhh...what bliss!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Raksha said... Reply To This Comment

crispy n delicious

Raji said... Reply To This Comment

Very tempting Priya..I can eat a full bowl.

Prema said... Reply To This Comment

very tempting baji,perfect tea time snacks...

Oriyarasoi said... Reply To This Comment

Tempting crispies!!! Love them with a hot cuppa!!!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

you are killing me dear! Want some right now - looks so tempting!

KrithisKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Kanda bhaji looks real yumm. At first I too thot it looks like pakoda but addition of coriander and ajwain would sure give it a twist.. Lovely..

http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com
Herbs & Flowers in my Platter - Coriander/Cilantro

Priyanka Agrawal said... Reply To This Comment

absol love ur blog n recipes!

i wana be in france again :)

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

perfect tea time snacks!!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

looks crunchy for my tea time!pass me some!
Smitha
Smitha's Spicy Flavors

Valar Siva said... Reply To This Comment

A perfect snack, love it!!!

http://valarskitchen-basics.blogspot.com/

sathya said... Reply To This Comment

Bhaji looks very yummy, a perfect snack!

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

yummy n crispy bajji's..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

i would munch it anytime best ever :)