🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Bhujia

Name: Bhujia
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Asafoetida; 1 cup Gram Flour; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; for deep frying Peanut Oil; 1/2 cup, roasted and ground Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

The Bikaner wire — hair-thin fried strands of moong and gram flour that India puts on everything from chaat to curries. Homemade bhujia embarrasses the packet every time.

Prep 20 min Cook 15 min Serves 8 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Asafoetida1/4 tsp
Gram Flour1 cup
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Peanut Oilfor deep frying
Yellow Moong Dal1/2 cup, roasted and ground

Instructions

1
Dry-roast moong dal, cool and grind to a fine flour.
2
Mix with gram flour, chili powder, asafoetida and salt.
3
Knead with water into a soft, smooth dough.
4
Press thin wires directly into medium-hot oil using the fine sev plate.
5
Fry briefly till set; break into lengths when cool.

Chef's tip

Press continuously in a swirling motion so the wires cook evenly — hesitation makes clumps.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Bhujia recipe | Bikaji Bhujia recipe बीकानेरी भुजिया How to make bhujia at home | Namkeen Sev recipe · on YouTube