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Maru's bhajia recipe | crispy potato fritters | maru na bhajiya
These are crispy potato fritters made by thinly slicing potatoes, coated and spiced with gram flour, ginger, and chilies. It is very famous recipe from maru restaurant situated in Nairobi.
Course
quick bites, Snack
Cuisine
Kenya, world
Diet
Vegetarian
Keyword
maru na bhajiya
Method
stove top
Difficulty
Moderate
Recipe Type
Vegetarian
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
25
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
people
Calories
475
kcal
Author
Priya
Ingredients
3
large
potatoes
or 4 medium
salt to taste
1
tablespoon
ginger
grated
1
tablespoon
green chili
chopped
½
teaspoon
sugar
powdered
½
teaspoon
turmeric powder
½
teaspoon
red chili powder
1
tablespoon
chikckpea flour
1
tablespoon
rice flour
1
teaspoon
corn flour
¼
teaspoon
lemon juice
optional
1
teaspoon
coriander leaves
oil
to fry pakoras
Instructions
Peel your potatoes, remove the skin of potatoes. wash it well.
3 large potatoes
Using a
slicer
, prepare slices of potatoes and keep it aside.
Add turmeric powder and red chili powder.
½ teaspoon turmeric powder,
½ teaspoon red chili powder
Add salt, sugar, corn flour, chickpea flour, and rice flour on the sliced potatoes .
salt to taste,
½ teaspoon sugar,
1 tablespoon rice flour,
1 teaspoon corn flour,
1 tablespoon chikckpea flour
Add ginger and chilies.
1 tablespoon ginger,
1 tablespoon green chili
Add fresh coriander.
1 teaspoon coriander leaves
Mix it well. make sure to coat all potato slices with masala.
Heat oil.
oil
Gently put the each slices in hot oil.
Deep fry it on medium flame until golden brown.
Serve hot.
Notes
You can add ajwain and asafoetida (hing) if you want in the batter.
For a gluten free version, use gluten free asafoetida.
Slice potatoes thinly, but not as thin as we make for potato wafers.
For a spicy version, you can add some red chilli powder or increase the number of green chilies.
You can also add some garam masala powder if you want.
Nutrition
Calories:
475
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
106
g
|
Protein:
13
g
|
Fat:
1
g
|
Saturated Fat:
0.2
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.5
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
0.1
g
|
Sodium:
70
mg
|
Potassium:
2409
mg
|
Fiber:
13
g
|
Sugar:
6
g
|
Vitamin A:
164
IU
|
Vitamin C:
111
mg
|
Calcium:
75
mg
|
Iron:
5
mg