BOTTLE GOURD BAJJI

Ingredients:

Bottle gourd- half of a medium bottle gourd
Soda bi carbonate- a pinch
Onion-1
Green chillies-2
Shredded ginger- 1 sp
Plain flour- 1 cup
Corn flour- half cup
Hot oil- 2sp

Procedure:

Peel the outer skin of the bottle gourd and cut it like French fries. Add the soda bi carbonate with enough salt and mix well. Keep it covered for 30 minutes. Grind the onion with the green chillies and the ginger in to fine paste. Add this to the flours. Make a smooth thick batter by adding enough salt and the hot oil. Heat a pan and pour enough oil to fry. Squeeze out the water from the bottle gourd, then dip a few in the batter and toss them in hot oil. Fry them to a golden brown colour. Thus complete all the pieces.