Bhaja (Brinjal Fry, pumpkin fry, pointed gourd). A typical Bengali meal is incomplete without some sort of bhaja (fry) served alongside rice and dal. The bhaja can be any kind of batter-fried vegetable such as brinjal, potato, raw plantain and potol (wax gourd). Kumro phool bhaja or pumpkin flower fritter is a breeze to make.
Not only sweets famous in kolkata but there are a plenty of dishes that bengali people love to eat.
If it's about me then am not a Bengali but am a big begun/ brinjal/ eggplant fan.
This a simple and easy dish, which can be made quickly as Vegetarian appetizer or a side dish.
Hello everybody, it's me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, bhaja (brinjal fry, pumpkin fry, pointed gourd). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
A typical Bengali meal is incomplete without some sort of bhaja (fry) served alongside rice and dal. The bhaja can be any kind of batter-fried vegetable such as brinjal, potato, raw plantain and potol (wax gourd). Kumro phool bhaja or pumpkin flower fritter is a breeze to make.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have bhaja (brinjal fry, pumpkin fry, pointed gourd) using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients for Bhaja (Brinjal Fry, pumpkin fry, pointed gourd):
- Need 1 of Brinjal chopped Circular rings.
- You need 1 - Pumpkins chopped in smaller.
- Give 1 - Parval chopped(Cut into two vertically from middle).
- You need to taste of Salt.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder.
- Provide for Oil to fry.
Heat oil in a frying pan, then fry the marinated pumpkin pieces in batches till golden brown. Remove from the oil using a slotted spoon and fry the next batch. When all the pumpkins are fried, remove excess oil from the pan, if any. Any vegetable that is shallow or deep fried with basic minimum masalas is called as bhaja.
Bhaja (Brinjal Fry, pumpkin fry, pointed gourd) process:
- Cut the Vegetables as shown in the picture..
- Cover the chopped veggies with chilli powder, salt and turmeric powder..
- Take some oil in a frying Pan, heat it and fry the veggies from both the sides at 120 degree centigrade with the lead closed till it turns golden brown..
- Fry properly from both the sides. Closed lead helps the veggies to be crispy from outside and soft from inside..
It can be patol bhaja (pointed gourd), baingan bhaja, aloo bhaja, pumpkin bhaja or bitter gourd or any such vegetable. Even vegetables like, plantain (raw banana), onion, okra can be deep of shallow fried with spices to make bhaja. Take brinjal slices in a bowl, add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and mix well. Heat mustard oil in a pan, pan fry brinjal pieces till golden brown. If you want crispy brinjal, add some rice flour to the brinjal and then fry.
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