GoLi Baje (Mangalore Bajji)

See these yummy looking fritters ? Ever had these ? These are called GoLi Baje. GoLi means round like a marble and Baje means fritters. These fritters are a speciality of Mangalore. Hence they are also called Mangalore Bajji.

My mom makes a very good version of these. Although I like my version better. I add a little more refined wheat flour than her and this makes them softer and fluffier. Lets move on to the recipe now.


INGREDIENTS

Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) - 2 tbsp
Gram Flour (Chickpea flour / Besan) - 1/2 tbsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Curd - to mix
Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
Ginger (grated / paste) - 1 tsp

Green chillies (finely chopped) - 2 to 3
Salt to taste
Little water to mix

Oil to cook

METHOD

Mix sugar and curd and keep aside. Let the sugar melt and mix well. Mix the other dry ingredients together along with ginger and green chillies. Add the curd and sugar mixture and mix well with a whisk / fork. I prefer to mix with a fork as it breaks any lumps that get formed. Add some water if needed. The dough should reach the consistency of milk cream.

  

Heat oil in a deep fryer pan. To test the heat in the oil, add a drop of the batter to it. If the batter rises immediately, then the oil is just right. Drop a spoonful of batter into the oil. It should fluff into a ball shaped fritter. Add several spoonfuls at various places in the oil. They will all fluff a bit. So keep enough distance between them. When they are golden brown all over, remove them from the oil and keep them in a slotted vessel to drain out excess oil.

  

Enjoy with a cup of hot hot tea on a rainy rainy day !! YUM !!!

Besan Laddoo !!!

My all-time favorite in Laddoos is the Besan Laddoo.

Had a great craving for it today. So decided to make it. Turned out awesome..... !!! My grandmom always had a tough time when she visited us. I always wanted her to make besan laddoos and my sister always asked for the Rava Laddoos. Both of us never even used to touch the other kind. So, just to please us, she had to make both kinds and ended up with more work than necessary.

She has had a stroke recently, and can't speak too much, slurry speech. But we can never forget her beautiful voice. She always used to sing so beautifully whether it was loris / bhajans or just some songs. We can never forget the way she used to shower her love on all us grandchildren. She does her best even now, but when she is sick, none of us are near her to even show her some affection. I feel very bad about it.....

Anyway, let's not dwell on the bad stuff. Here is a picture in memory of my (I wont say grandmother, because she is still alive), so just her voice and cooking, which I miss soooooo sooooo much !!!! Just hope she gets well soon. LOVE U MAMAMA !!!

 

Used the recipe from Manjula's kitchen. I love her recipes.