Bhajjis

Labor intensive but insanely delicious.

• 2 medium sized potatoes, grated
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1/4 cabbage, chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 5 tbsp cooked basmati rice
• 1/2 inch fresh ginger root, finely chopped
• 2 green chilies (e.g. jalapeno) finely chopped
• small handful of cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 cups gram flour
• salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• water as needed
• vegetable oil for deep frying

Mix water into gram flour until you achieve a consistency like thin pancake batter then stir in the baking soda. Combine all the vegetables and spices with the batter in a large bowl.

Heat oil in pan until hot but not smoking. You can test for correctness of temperature but dropping in a little batter and seeing if it cooks to a nice golden brown easily.

Using a large spoon place 3 or 4 bite sized blobs of vegetable and batter into the oil and allow to cook until light brown, turning as necessary to achieve even coloring.