Monday, July 26, 2010

Indian Toast / Bread Bajji - Diet Version

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You would always need some handy quick fix recipes to fulfill the 4 PM tummy grumbling. Mostly people end it up by having a cup of coffee and munching some fried snacks. But I am a no coffee, no tea person and I am not for fried items too. So a healthy salad, or a non fried snack is what I keep looking for.

Its a bajji that is roasted on a pan and not deep fried :) Wow, so isn't it a diet version??!!

Crispy and spicy crust with soft and subtle bread makes me say ummmmm :)

Bread bajji

Ingredients:

Bread - 10 slices (Salted or sandwich)
Chickpea flour(Besan / Kadalamaavu) - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1 cup
Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Onion - 1
Ginger - 1/4 inch piece
Garlic - 5 pods
Salt - for taste
Lemon juice - few drops

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Method:

Cut the ends of the bread and slice them diagonally to make triangles.

Grind onion, ginger and garlic together into a fine paste.

Take a large flat bowl and mix in the besan, rice flour, salt, chilly powder and the ground ingredients by adding some water into a thick paste (like bajji batter). Finally add few drops of lemon juice and mix it well.

Heat a pan or skillet. Dip the bread into the batter on both the sides and roast them on the hot skillet by adding few drops of oil to it. Remove from pan when it is roasted golden brown on both the sides.

Serve it hot with tomato ketchup. Yummy and light bread bajji is ready :)

Happy making :)

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Note:

You can replace besan flour with corn meal flour as a variation.

Add chillies while grinding the onions to give the extra spice.

Deep fry them if you are not diet conscious.

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Written by: Nithya
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48 comments:

Indian Khana said...

Looks tempting ....healthy indeed ..nice pics as always dear

subhashini said...

wow looks so yummy

kitchen queen said...

droolworthy,yummilicious and healthy bread bajjis.

Kanchan said...

Hmmm you can also rename it was veg version of french toast .. looks awesome dear !

Raks said...

I am second kanchan,looks very tempting! Wish i have this now with a tea :)

Hamaree Rasoi said...

At first I though it was french toast!! Nice batter. Roasting was a nice option. Your clicks are as usual ind blowing.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Prema said...

Healthy Toast,luks very tempting...Asusual Beautifull pictures.

Unknown said...

Anything with bread I am in...sounds tasty and yummy....I have almost the same version with the name Bread besan toast...Luved the first click!

Sanjana said...

Beautiful pictures, Nithya. Love this idea!

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

I too thought its a french toast and nice version.

Padhu Sankar said...

Looks tempting! Nice and simple recipe

Srividhya Ravikumar said...

lovely toast... tempting..

Menaga Sathia said...

lovely pics...droolworthy recipe!!

Nithu Bala said...

Great toast..my favourite too..lovely click.

Pavani said...

looks yummy n nice idea to have as a snack instead of fried ones

Priya dharshini said...

Brilliant idea...luks inviting dear..

Aps Kitchen said...

Indeed a very healthy Version Niths :)

lissie said...

I love bread bajji... they look so yummy!

Suji said...

Tempting healthy bajii Nithya...

Love
Kairali sisters

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

something new and absolutely healthy. Anything with bread is most welcome in my home

Chitra said...

Wow, looks perfect..I'll try for my baby :)

RV @ Food for 7 Stages said...

Wonderful recipe and lovely pics..

ponmozhi said...

அம்புட்டு போட்டோவும் அம்புட்டு ருசி :D

Usha said...

Fantastic idea Nithya, it looks delicious and perfect ! I know what I am going to do with the leftover bread in my pantry.....

Indrani said...

lovely batter for bread bajji...definitely diet version, tempting, out of the world clicks as usual

Satya said...

tasty bread bajji....looks so delicious n healthy ...never tried this way ...nice clicks makes me drooling here

Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

Priya Suresh said...

Fantastic, fabulous and yummyilicious bread bajji...love it..

Savi-Ruchi said...

super looking & healthy bajji

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Yah i second sharmi as i too make the besan toast this way with chopped, chilli, onion and coriander..which goes yummy with mint chutney and tomato ketchup..Wish I am there to pick a slice from the screen..

Unknown said...

Looks wonderful, wow, it has been like forever since I had this.

Krishnaveni said...

beautiful bread baji, looks so delicious

Mangala Bhat said...

yummy!Thanks for the diet version!Lovely pics

Sailaja Damodaran said...

Excellent with evening tea..........

Preeti Kashyap said...

I loved the healthy version! gonna try soon!

Panchpakwan said...

Looks so delicious bajji..I too make this but deep fried..your looks so healhty with pan frying..sure will try your way next time.

Divya Rao said...

Sounds yummy Nithya! Surely gonna give this a try...

Fathima said...

that is definitely yummy... awesome clicks!!!

Nitha said...

Lovely pics and great recipe...

Hari Chandana P said...

very healthy idea.. looks really tempting dear.. thanks for sharing !!

sanjeeta kk said...

A comforting food on weekends. Good clicks.

Anuradha said...

Good job buddy! i generally dont like bajji, but i like this dish alone...

Abhilash Pillai said...

Remind me of the the same recipe my mother prepares. We also do the same way except the lemon as an ingredient.

The bread bajji looks nice...

AvanthiRao said...

will do d same excpet replacing lemon drops with jeera powder, next tym will try dis :)

Anonymous said...

A crunchy yummy toast! I would love a bite!

Suma Rowjee said...

Perfect tea time snack, and no guilt..

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Wow...bajji looks wonderful and yummy. Nice clicks.

Vibaas said...

looks awesome nits

Unknown said...

It's so yummy,i tried it.Healthy

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