Name: Bhabra recipe by Shuchita Verma at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: I cup soaked green gram or fresh hara chana; 1 cup besan/ chick pea flour; 2-3 tbsp semolina/ sooji; Salt to taste; Few chopped green chillies; 1 small onion- grated; 1 inch ginger, grated; 1/4 - 1/2 tsp ajwain seeds; Warm water to make a thick batter; Oil to shallow fry the bhabras. Mustard oil is preferred for the authentic taste, but I've used sunflower oil.

ABOUT Bhabra RECIPE

A Bihari delicacy with the very healthy "hara chana" or green gram available specially in winter..

Ingredients Serving: 4

I cup soaked green gram or fresh hara chana
1 cup besan/ chick pea flour
2-3 tbsp semolina/ sooji
Salt to taste
Few chopped green chillies
1 small onion- grated
1 inch ginger, grated
1/4 - 1/2 tsp ajwain seeds
Warm water to make a thick batter
Oil to shallow fry the bhabras. Mustard oil is preferred for the authentic taste, but I've used sunflower oil.

Instructions

Take the green chana in a bowl. Add the besan, sooji, green chillies, ajwain, grated onion, ginger & salt to taste. Mix well.
Pour some hot water & make a thick-ish batter. You can check for seasoning at this point.
Heat some oil in a pan. With the help of your fingers, put some (about a ladle full) into the pan, spraed a little & fry. You may use a ladle but this is mostly done by hand as it is a thick batter.
Flip over when one side is golden brown as you do with cutlets/ chillas. Fry the other side too.
When both sides are golden brown & its thoroughly cooked, take it out on a tissue to drain excess oil .
Serve hot/warm with tomato chutney ( made by grated tomatoes,garlic & chopped green chillies) or green chutney or ketchup, whatever you prefer. Enjoy!

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