How to make crunchy round onion bhajiya without soda for Dussehra bhog

Festival days bring an atmosphere of joy and enthusiasm everywhere. Dussehra, one of the three and a half auspicious muhurats, is celebrated with the same spirit. On the auspicious occasion of Dussehra, preparations for puja and the bhog thali are made everywhere.

A list of the dishes to go into the bhog thali is prepared in advance. One dish everyone likes on it is round onion bhajiya. Crunchy onion bhajiya is a great favourite. When a meal includes crisp items, people eat four extra mouthfuls and the stomach feels full.

Soda is generally used when making onion bhajiya. But soda can cause repeated thirst, or the food eaten may not digest properly. This is why a simple recipe for crunchy onion bhajiya without soda is given here.

The ingredients needed are gram flour (besan), salt, rice flour, green chillies, carom seeds (ajwain), red chilli powder, turmeric, curry leaves, coriander leaves, oil, asafoetida (hing), water, coriander powder and onions.

First, chop the onions to a medium size and mix in salt to taste. If the onions release water, drain it off and throw it away.

Now add the gram flour, coriander leaves, turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander powder, asafoetida, curry leaves and lukewarm oil to the onions. Mix everything well. If needed, a little water can be added to the mixture. Finally, add the rice flour and mix it in to make the bhajiyas crisp.

Then put oil in a pan to heat. Drop the mixture into the hot oil with a spoon and fry on a low flame until golden and crisp on both sides.

The crunchy round onion bhajiya made this easy way is ready. Round bhajiya is specially made for the Dussehra bhog.