When its dull, wet and rainy, I often feel like eating fried food like bhajias/pakoras. And when that happens I use whatever is in the cupboard or fridge to make it.
I had some fresh broccoli which was bought to make some cauliflower and broccoli curry . This curry tastes great and is so quick to cook. But as I was craving pakoras, I decided to make broccoli pakoras with my hot green chilli and coriander chutney.
Broccoli is healthy and tastes nice cooked or raw so I often add to salad too. This article explains the health benefits of broccoli
2. In a mixing bowl, add the chick pea flour, the fresh coriander, salt, turmeric, ajwain (carom seeds) and whole coriander seeds. Add a quarter cup of water to this mixture and stir it well. You can always add more water if you feel that the batter is too thick.
3. Start to heat some oil in a wok. Turn the heat high, once the oil has heated, lower the heat. Check that the oil is hot by dropping a couple of drops of the batter in oil. If the batter rises quickly, the oil is ready.
4. Add the bicarbonate of soda to the batter and mix. Add 2 teaspoons of hot oil from the wok to the batter and stir well.
5. Drop the broccoli pieces into the bhajia batter. Take one piece of broccoli and dip it completely in the batter and drop them in the oil to fry. Repeat this and fry as many as you can at medium heat turning the bhajias occasionally. As they get golden brown, remove them on some kitchen paper
6. Enjoy these broccoli bhajias with any chutney.
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