Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 30 minutes
- Preparation: 10 minutes
- Cooking: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 Gilka (sponge/silk squash) - ends removed and sliced
- 3/4 cup Gram flour (besan)
- 2 tablespoon Rice flour
- 2 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder - or green chilli paste
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic - grated
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) - mixed with a teaspoon of water
- Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - handful
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- Salt - to taste
- Sunflower Oil - to deep fry
Instructions
- To begin making Gilka Bhajji Recipe-Silk Squash Fritters, first make the batter
- In a mixing bowl, sieve the chickpea flour, rice flour, salt, turmeric powder and chilli powder
- Add the ajwain seeds, coriander leaves, lime juice and garlic paste
- Heat oil in a wok/deep fry pan for deep frying
- Once the oil is hot, add a tablespoon of hot oil to the flour mixture
- Mix and add water to make a thick batter of dropping consistency
- Add the Gilka slices and stir to coat them with the batter
- Drop the batter coated slices one by one in the hot oil and fry them on medium heat till they turn golden brown and the Gilka slices within softens
- Do not overcrowd the wok and fry the gilka bhajji in batches
- Once the gilka bhajjis are done use a slotted spoon to take out the Gilka Bhajji and place them on an absorbent paper
- Serve Gilka Bhajji Recipe with Date and tamarind chutney or chilli garlic sauce as tea time snack
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- Maharashtrian Recipes
- Snack
- Vegetarian