Kela Methi Bhajiya Recipe

Step 1: To begin making Kela Methi Bhajiya Recipe, in a large mixing bowl, add besan flour, wheat flour, cooking soda, asafoetida, chilli powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, sugar and required amount of salt to it

Step 2: Mix everything well

Step 3: Add the ripe banana and methi leaves to it and mash the bananas with your hands or with the back of a wooden ladle

Step 4: Now add water little by little and mix to make a smooth thick batter

Step 5: Let the mixture rest for about an hour

Step 6: In a heavy bottomed pan, heat oil on a medium flame

Step 7: Mix the batter well again and drop small dollops of batter into oil

Step 8: Keep flipping the fritters around in the oil and fry until it turns golden on all sides

Step 9: Remove from oil and drain excess oil in kitchen tissues

Step 10: If you do not want to deep fry, you can alternatively fry the batter in a paniyaram pan

Step 11: Heat a paniyaram pan with a few drops of oil in each of the cavities, drop in the Banana Methi Fritters batter in the cavities, turn the flame to medium and close the lid

Step 12: After 3 to 4 minutes, you will notice the top of the paniyarams getting cooked

Step 13: At this point, turn over each paniyaram and allow it to cook the other side

Step 14: This time around don't cover with a lid

Step 15: Allow it to cook on medium low heat until the bottom is browned and crisp

Step 16: Serve Banana Methi Fritters along with a cup of Tea and Dhaniya Pudina Chutney at your Tea time or give your kids as an after school snack