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INGREDIENTS: 1. 1 Cup Besan, 2. 4-5 tsps Maida, 3. 4-5 tsps Rice Flour, 4. 1 tsp Haldi, 5. 1 tsp Hing, 6. 2-3 tsp Red Chilli Powder, 7. 1 tsp Cumin Powder, 8. 1 tsp Pepper Powder, 9. Salt to Taste, 10. Coriander Leaves, 11. 2 Big Hirekayee(Sweet Gourd), 12. Required Water, 13. Oil to Fry. METHOD: 1.Mix all the flour together,add all the ingredients in a broad mouth vessel. 2.Take a thick bottomed kadai, pour required oil for frying. 3.Add 3-4 tsps of warm oil to the mixture & make a smooth dough by adding required amount of water. 4.The mixture must be thick but in a pouring consistency. 5.Wash,Peel & Cut the Hirekayee into round pieces. 6.Toss little salt & lime juice on Sliced Hirekayee for taste. 7.Dip it in the dough & deep fry the Bajjis. 8.Bajjis must be golden brown & crispy. PS: CAN HAVE IT HOT WITH COCONUT CHUTNEY OR TOMATO SAUCE.

INGREDIENTS: 1. 1 Cup Fine Soji(Chiroti Rave), 2. 1 Cup Rice Flour, 3. 1 Cup Maida, 4. 2-3 Big Onions, 5. 3-4 Green Chillies, 6. Coriander Leaves, 7. Curry Leaves, 8. Salt to Taste, 9. 1tsp White Thil, 10. 1tsp Cumin Seeds, 11. 1tsp Red Chilli Powder, 12. Hing, 13.Oil to fry. METHOD: 1. Heat the Kadai,add little ghee to mix & warm Soji,Maida & Rice Flour. 2. Take Onions,chillies,Coriander leaves,Curry leaves & chop finely. 3. Add Thil,Cumin Seeds,Hing,Chilli Powder & Salt to the mixture. 4. Take broad mouth vessel,mix everything nicely & smoothly without adding     water. 5. If needed sprinkle water as onions only will leave water & the dough after soaking might become soggy. 6. Make a ball with the dough & smear oil nicely so that it will not get dried. 7. The Dough has to be soaked for 1-2 hours in air tight container. 8. Heat the oil in a thick bottomed Kadai,take a small ball of dough & press softly to a round shape by keeping