Karporavalli Bajji Recipe | Ajwain Leaves Bajji | Oregano Fritters

Karporavalli Bajji Recipe | Ajwain Leaves Bajji | Oregano Fritters with step by step pictures. Karporavalli or Omavalli leaves are very healthy and has many medicinal properties. It is good for kids and even elders for cold and throat infections. Usually it is used to make rasam and had when we are sick.

Bajji is a popular south Indian snack made with a gram flour-based batter and then deep fried until its cooked to perfection. Making bajji in home is a very rare thing, but when made I make sure to enjoy with some hot ginger tea and chutney. Even kids and hubby loves it ,So when I prepare bajji I also prepare with Ajwain leaves and nobody complains ,So its good right.

Check out other bajji recipes  which I have also posted .

• Onion Bajji
• Prawn Bajji
• Bread Bajji

Karporavalli Leaves Bajji Recipe  

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Snacks Prep Time: 30 mins| Cook Time: 3 mins/batch | Serves: 4 | Author: Sharmila Kingsly Ingredients: Karpooravalli Leaves / Ajwain Leaves– 3 Gram Flour / Chickpea flour / Kadala maavu – ½ cup Chilli powder – ½ tsp Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Salt as needed Cooking Soda a pinch Dosa Batter – 1 tbsp Hing a pinch Oil – 1 for deep frying      Method :      1.    In a mixing bowl add n the gram flour, Chilli powder, Turmeric powder, hing and Salt.     2.    Add Water little by little to form a thick batter. Add in the Cooking Soda and Dosa batter and whisk well, Set it aside for 10 mins. Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.      3.    Wash and clean the Ajwain leaves well.      4.    Dip the leaves in the batter such that its fully coats and then deep fry in hot oil in a medium flame until the bajji is golden or fully cooked. Drain in a kitchen towel and remove the excess oil. Serve hot.         Notes: Don’t cook in a high flame, coz in that case the batter might change colour but the inside it might remain uncooked, so cook in a medium flame. Adding dosa batter gives a nice crispy bajji, so don’t skip that step. The same batter can be used to prepare any bajji. Don’t overcrowd and cook the bajji. Serve hot with tea and Chutney or even tomato sauce.

    Step by step Method with pictures: 

    1.    In a mixing bowl add n the gram flour, Chilli powder, Turmeric powder, hing and Salt.

2.    Add Water little by little to form a thick batter. Add in the Cooking Soda and Dosa batter and whisk well, Set it aside for 10 mins. Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.

3.    Wash and clean the Ajwain leaves well.

 4.    Dip the leaves in the batter such that its fully coats and then deep fry in hot oil in a medium flame until the bajji is golden or fully cooked. Drain in a kitchen towel and remove the excess oil. Serve hot.

Serve hot with tea and Chutney.