Monsoon recipes: Deep-fried treats for a rainy day

Readers share their favourite rainy day recipes with us. You can too!

We invited Get Ahead readers to share rainy-day recipes with us -- every kind of tasty preparation that has you smacking your lips on those cold, rainy afternoons. We've received several responses and as part of an ongoing series, present three that you can make the most of this season.

First up is Nalini Jagnat Kudalkar's recipe for Brinjal Finger Fry:

Cuisine: Karnataka

Type: Vegetarian

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4-5 brinjals of medium size or 1 bharte ka baingan
• 1 small cup besan flour
• 1 small cup rice flour
• 1/2 spoon chillie powder
• 1 pinch turmeric
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste
• Water
• Coriander for garnish (optional)

Preparation:

• Wash and cut the brinjals into medium-length strips.
• Mix besan and rice flour along with salt and masalas in water to make a thick, consistent paste .
• Heat oil in the kadai/wok for frying .
• Dip the brinjal strips into the flour mixture and fry them till golden-brown.
• Set into a plate and garnish with coriander , serve with any chutney/sauce/dahi.

Next we have Anil Palekar's recipe for Egg Bhajiyas:

Cuisine: Indian

Type: Non-vegetarian

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 100 gms gram flour (besan)
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander
• 1 chopped onion
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep-frying

Preparation:

• Take besan in a vessel; add well-beaten eggs, salt, chopped onions and chopped coriander. Use a little water to make a pouring-consistency batter.
• Heat oil in a pan and deep-fry bhajiyas like you would pakoras.
• Serve hot with green chutney or tomato sauce.

And here is Raman Ramakrishnan's Killu Vadai preparation:

Cuisine: Tamil

Type: Vegetarian

Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1 cup sooji (semolina)
• 2 tbsps thick sour curd
• 3-4 green chillies (chopped)
• Salt to taste
• Oil to fry
• Water

Preparation:

• Mix the rice flour, sooji, curd, green chillies and a little water to make a thick dough.
• Heat oil in a frying pan. Make small balls of the dough and deep-fry till brown.
• Serve with tomato sauce or any spicy chutney.

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