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Mirchi bajji/ Crispy Chilli bajji

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Mirchi bajji: How to make crispy and spicy bajjis Ingredients:  Bajji chillies – 10 medium to big size  Besan/ Chickpea flour – 1 cup  Cooking soda – 1/3 tsp  Chaat masala – optional  Garam masala – 1 tsp  Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp  Salt as per taste  Oil for deep frying  Instructions:        Make sure that you choose big and bit yellow/pale colored chillies for making bajjis. Otherwise, the green ones would be spicy and you may not enjoy the snack. Wash and pat dry the chillies. Cut them vertically into 2 pieces if they are big or you may use the whole chillies as is.       In a bowl add besan/chickpea flour, salt, cooking soda, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, water and mix well. Make sure that there are no lumps. The mixture has to be prepared such that when you dip your finger into the batter, the batter has to stick to your fing...

Rava Laddoo

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Rava Laddoo - Easy to make soft rava laddoos Ingredients:  Sooji rava – 2 cups  Green Cardamom - 3  Sugar – 1 cup, put in a blender and make fine powder  Cashew nuts – 12 to 14, broken  Raisins – 15 to 20  Ghee – 3 tbsp  Milk – 1 glass  Grated coconut – 2 tbsp. If it is fresh coconut, after grating stir fry until it’s slightly brown. By this way, the laddoos can last long. Instructions:        In a thick bottomed pan, add a tbsp of ghee and heat the pan. When ghee is melting, add broken cashews and stir fry. When the cashews are slightly turning brown, add raisins and stir fry further until raisins start to blow up. Add sooji rava to the same pan and stir well until the rava is roasted well. You’ll get a nice aroma when stirring. Now, simmer the flame, add the sugar powder, cardamom powder, grated coconut and mix well until there are no lumps. Add ghee, sprinkle warm milk a...