Banana Bhaji (Kn:Balekai Bhaji)

 Ingredients

1. Raw Banana - 1 
2. Besan (Gram flour) - 1 cup
3. Rice flour  - 3 tsp
4. Salt  - 1 tsp
5. Red chilli powder -  1 tsp
6. Hing (Asafoetodia) - a pinch
7. soda  - a pinch
8. water for mixing
9. Oil for deep frying - 300ml

procedure

1. Peel the Raw banana  and make round medium thick slices
2. Soak these slices in hot water for about 20 minutes.
3. Take a bowl add gram flour, rice flour, salt, redchilli powder, soda, hing and water. The batter should be semi solid 
4. Heat oil in a thick bottomed vessel.
5. Dip the banana Slices in the batter and leave slowly in the heated oil. Fry on medium flame to golden brown, serve hot.

Tip

1. Instead of raw banana one can use potato, ridge gourd, snake gourd
2. Red chilli powder can be replaced by green chilli paste.