Goll Bhaji

Name: Goll Bhaji
Yield: Makes 20
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: Oil for deep-frying; 90 g (½ cup) rice flour; pinch of bicarbonate of soda; 75 g (⅔ cup) besan flour; 50 g (⅓ cup) cashew nuts; 2 cm (¾ inch) piece of ginger, finely chopped; 1 red onion, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon ghee; 4 green chillies, seeded and finely chopped; 10 curry leaves, chopped

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

About

These are deep-fried nibbles enjoyed as tea time snacks. They are known by different names in different areas and have regional idiosyncrasies including their shape and the types of flour and flavourings used in the batter. Serve with a chutney.

Ingredients

90 g (½ cup) rice flour
50 g (⅓ cup</

Asia
India
Snack
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

Place a small frying pan over low heat and dry-roast the rice flour until it turns light brown. Dry-roast the cashew nuts in the same pan until they brown, then finely chop them. Mix the rice flour with the besan flour, then add the bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt. Add the cashew nuts, curry leaves, green chilli, ginger, onion and ghee. Mix together well, adding a few drops of water, if