Friday, June 18, 2010

Bhaji with Bottle Gourd Peels

Bottle Gourd Peel Bhaji


Ingredients
  • Bottle Gourd Peels - 1 cup
  • Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
  • Bengal Gram Flour - 1 cup
  • Chilly Powder - 2 tbsp
  • a pinch of Asafoetida
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for deep fry
Method
  • Mix salt and garam masala, rub this mixture to the peels and keep aside.
  • Take a bowl add bengal gram flour, asafoetida, salt, chilly powder and mix well, pour enough water to make into thick batter.
  • Heat oil in kadai.
  • Dip the peels into the batter and deep fry them.
  • Serve with coconut chutney.
This is Going to participate in " Best Out of Waste " event hosted by Nithu Bala of Nithu's Kitchen.

28 comments :

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

ahhhhhhhhhh...looks so crispy n tempting.....

sheba said...

such an interesting way to use bottle gourds...finally my son will eat them.

PranisKitchen said...

thats so cool..good idea of using the peels..looks so crispy and delicious..best snack

GEETHA ACHAL said...

Nice and tempting....good way to use the peels...

Priya Suresh said...

Wowwwwww, such a unique bhajji..looks super crispy.

Sailaja Damodaran said...

Super......

divya said...

Wat a tempting and awesome dish!

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Oooooooh they looks soo tempting and yummy valar.. wish I am there to have one..

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Nice , simple and tasty recipe with beautiful presentation dear.

Sushma Mallya said...

Unique bhajji..but nice use of peels and i just loved this idea...beautiful click valar..

Bergamot said...

never would have thought of this...seems interisting

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Very delicious and crispy looking peels.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Indian Khana said...

This is such a gud idea..wow looks yummm

TREAT AND TRICK said...

Looks crispy and delicious dear, great presentation too...

Hayley said...

wow...never heard of this bhajiya..looks intreasting!!

Rachana said...

This is unique!!!! Looks so crispy and yumm!

Anonymous said...

super idea valar..the bajjis look so uniform and nice.

chef and her kitchen said...

wow..never thought of bhajji out of it...we make pacchadi wid it....looks yumm

Mythreyi Dilip said...

Very innovative way to use bottle gourd peels, kudos dear:)

Unknown said...

Crispy bajjis out there....never even thought of using those peels..nice idea

Padhu Sankar said...

Wow That looks fantastic .Nice idea to use peels

Unknown said...

Superb idea valar I have chutney recipe with this peels bhaji sounds very interesting

Srivalli said...

That is really very nice..:) wonderful way to use the peel..

GayathriRaj said...

Oh wah what a gr8 thought....really never thought of it aqnytime...really very nice dish...i liked it....looking very crispy and tempting....

Life is beautiful !!! said...

Wow a perfect entry for a perfect event :) First time here. Loved your blog and recipe collection.

Nithya said...

Wow the bhaji looks so yummy and is truly best out of the waste :) great recipe.

Love the clean click a lot :)

Sum Raj said...

wooo this is such an intereting recipe..me too have updated bhaji recipe :)

Lav said...

First time here...never knew that peels can be useful too !! Looks yumm !!

Lavanya

www.lavsblog.com