If this post has left you craving for more, I strongly urge you to check out these drool-worthy recipes - Indian Masala Corn, Vada Pav, Bombay Sandwich, Cheeselings Bhel, Moong Dal Pakoda, Ragda Patties, Misal Pav, and Pav Bhaji! On the work front, 117 new recipes were published on Cookilicious, we attended 2 blogging conferences which was an enriching experience, we were also featured on the Top 10 Indian food bloggers list and we got an opportunity to work with many new brands who share a vision similar to ours. Overall, 2018 has been abundantly rewarding and fulfilling personally and professionally. I wanted to step into 2019 with a recipe that is close to my heart and my city - Bombay! I remember, my dad would get for us freshly made kanda bhaji on most evenings and we would sit and enjoy this together. Also during the monsoon season, this is one of the most made dish in Indian homes. Rains, chai and bhaji is like the world’s best combo ever! Even today when it rains heavily here in the US, we crave for a hot plate of onion pakodas and wish someone would make and serve us! But then reality hits and I realize that no one will come and make it, I will have to do it myself! Sigh! See the thing is, these fritters are best enjoyed when someone else makes it for you! 😉 🙂 We both had the same thought - Kanda Bhaji! KR was in for a double treat and he was not complaining! My friend told me to let do it and I was tempted to see her style of cooking so I obliged. Her way of making kekda bhaji was different to mine and boy I was glad for that! I captured all the process shots and then when I was photographing the final result, her daughter was watching me. That is when I thought of including her in the pictures and asked her to be my hand model. She graciously agreed and I loved the results.
Serve them immediately with some green chutney/red chutney/meetha chutney/ketchup! Serve it as a side for Sindhi Kadhi Chawal. If you are like me, you will gobble it up as is. I heard from another friend that they use caramelized onions in the recipe to give it more flavor. I plan to try that the next time. If you do, let me know how that turned out. You can also follow the exact same steps to make cabbage bhajiyas instead of onions. Just use shredded cabbage instead of sliced onions. For extra crispiness, mix 1-2 tablespoons of rice flour in the batter along with the chickpea flour
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