Welcoming 2013

Wishing you all a very 
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Apartment Kolam

In this post,  I  intend to add kolams which I draw daily at the entrance of my home.  I got kadappa stone laid at the entrance particularly to draw kolam daily.  (earlier it was mosaic tile).  After wiping the floor at the entrance in the morning, I draw these kolams with wet chalk.  Drawing  either with kola mavu or arisi mavu did not allow the kolam to stay there for long.  (Due to the movement of children or the person cleaning the staircases).  Hence wet chalk was chosen, It stays atleast till the evening.

Bajji

Bajji is everyone's favourite snack.  It is the easiest and the fastest one to make.  Very recently I made Plantain bajji, potato bajji and onion bajji.

The battar should be of the consistency of idli batter

 Ingredients for batter:

Gram flour - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1 cup
Idli batter - 3 table spoons ( If available)
Asafoetida - 2 pinches
Chilli powder - 2 teaspoons
Salt - to taste

Mix all the ingredients together adding water to the consistency of idli batter.

slices should be of 3 mm thickness

knife is the best to cut 

Cut and slice   onions and potatoes round

                              and 

the Plantains lengthwise....
                 

Dip the vegetable one by one in the batter and drop them in the hot oil.  Allow to cook.  When bajjis are light brown in colour they are cooked.  Remove from oil.  Spread them on a paper napkin.

Bajjis getting ready...

Plantain bajji

Onion and potato bajji

Serve bajjis with coconut chutney, green chilly sauce, red chilly sauce or any other dip.........