Plantain (aratikaya) bajji and chat

Whenever I go to my hometown, I always go to 'chat bandi' and eat Mirchi bajji chat, Aratikaya bajji chat and so many other chats. I know that nothing can beat that taste but still I tried to imitate that.

Preparation time: 40 min.

Ingredients:

For bajji:

Plantain: 1

gram flour: 1 cup

Rice flour: 1 cup

Baking soda: pinch

Salt to taste

Red chili powder: 1 tsp

Oil for deep frying

For chat:

Onion: 1 big (finely chopped)

Lime juice: of 2 big lime

Roasted peanuts: 1/2 cup

Tomato: 1 big (finely chopped)

Pepper powder: 1 tsp

Red chili powder: 1 tsp (optional)

Coriander leaves: 1/2 cup (finely copped)

Coriander powder: 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

I) Bajji:

Heat oil in pan.

Peel the plantain and cut into thin, round slices.

Mix all of the bajji ingredients except plantain and oil.

Add water to make a semi solid paste.

Add plantain pieces to this paste. Make sure that all the pieces are completely coated with the paste before transferring them into hot oil.

When oil is hot, add the plantain pieces coated with flour paste.

Fry them until they turn golden brown.

Remove from oil.

Keep them aside.

II) Chat:

In a mixing bowl, add all the chat ingredients.

When bajji is cool enough to handle, cut them into 1"x1" pieces.

Add these to the mixing bowl.

Mix well.

Adjust taste.

Serve the dish as a Sunday evening snack