Goli Bhajja

Our classmate Ranjana started cooking full meals when the rest of us were only able to make tea. By 9th std she could cook for 4-5 people easily. Her cooking has always been mom style- quick, efficient,wholesome and no fuss. Her measurements are approximate and hence it was a challenge to get her to list down a recipe :) She married a konkani boy a year back and when we asked her for a recipe- her instant response was this konkani appetiser- Goli Bhajja. Ketan is clearly a very lucky man :)

Since the recipe requires 2 hours standing time (mix all purpose flour, gram flour and baking powder and let it stand), Neha had already prepared the mix and kept it standing. Since our cooking sessions happen Saturday morning Singapore time, I had to make do with only 30 mins of standing time - also since I didn't have all purpose flour- i cooked with cake flour ;) The other ingredients (chillies, mint, cilantro, masalas etc) go in just before the frying.

Here our the pics of our wonderful goli bhajjas- just like the last Saturday, the same recipe has yielded very different results for both of us :) We will be back soon with another recipe and another exploration :)

Goli Bhajja- Singapore

Goli Bhajja- USA

konkani* (from the west coast of India)