कुरकुरीत खेकडा भजी | Khekda Bhaji | How to makr crispy Onion Pakoda | Madhuras Recipe | Ep - 388

Ingredients:

• 4 big Sliced onions

• 1/2 tsp Salt

• 1/4 cup finely chopped Coriander leaves

• 1 cup Besan

• 1/4 cup Rice flour

• Salt

• 1 tsp Red chili powder

• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

• A pinch of Ajwain / Carom seeds

• A pinch of Baking soda

• Oil for frying Method:

• Cut off the stem part and cut the onion into half.

• Peel the onion and slice it horizontally.

• Make long and thin slices of the onion

. • Separate the slices.

• Add salt, coriander leaves and mix well.

• You can add finely chopped green chili if you want at this point of time.

• Adding salt helps the onion to release the moisture. • Rest the onion for about 15-20 minutes

. • In a bowl take besan.

• Add rice flour, salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, ajwain, baking soda and mix well.

• Add salt carefully as we have rubbed salt to onion too.

• Rice flour helps to make bhaji crispy and also in retaining the crisp for longer time.

• Sprinkle dry flour over onion and mix well. • The mixture should not be sticky.

• Add that much flour which is absorbed by the moisture released by the onion.

• After coating the onion well with dry flour sprinkle water and mix well

. • Add enough water just to get little binding. It should not be sticky.

• Heat up oil in a pan.

• Separate the bhaji mixture and drop it in the hot oil.

• Do not make bhaji as we make them regularly.

• Fry on medium heat until these get nice golden color form all sides.

• After frying for about 3-4 minutes from one side flip the bhaji over and fry from other side as well.

• When the bhaji are fried well from both sides, take them out into a dish.

• Khekada bhaji are already.