Tamalapaaku Bajji

Today I made a rare snack item which is called " Tamalapaaku Bajji ". The betel leaves are a bit hot in taste, the snack is really tasty and crispy hot.

Ingredients:
Betel leaves ( Tamalapaakulu ) - 5
Gram flour ( Senagapindi ) - 1/2 cup
Rice flour ( Vari pindi ) - 1/4 th cup
Red chilli powder - 3/4 tsp
Ginger ( allam ) - 1 inch piece
Salt - as per taste
Oil - for frying

Method:
Wash the betel leaves and keep them aside.

Now take a bowl, mix up the gram flour, rice flour, salt and chilly powder. Take the ginger, crush it and add the paste to the gram flour mixture.

Now make a smooth batter by adding required water.

It should not be too watery and at the same time it should not be hard. It should be in a consistency inorder to coat the leaves with the batter.

Take a pan, heat it on a medium flame and pour the required amount of oil in it. When once the oil is hot enough to fry the leaves, take each leaf, dip it in the batter and allow it to leave the extra batter leaving into the bowl and then put it in the hot oil. Turn it to the other side when one side is fried well. Take out the leaf when both sides turn golden crispy. According to the size of the pan, fry one of two leaves only at a time. Thats it ! Tamalapaaku bajji is ready. It can served as it is.. like a snack ! It can also be served with green chutney if desired.

Health info:

Betel leaves are known to cure Obstructed urination, Nervous Weakness, Headaches, Respiratory disorders, Constipation, Sore throat etc. This leaf is very helpful in Digestion.