PANIKOORKA ELAI, KANNIKOORKA ELAI, OMAVALLI ELAI.BHAJIA

Panikoorka elai has got lots of medicinal values.  It is known as  ajwain ka patta, oma elai, karpoora valli elai.  The bhajia made out of this is heavenly.

When we had this in our balcony garden, one day our watchman came and asked my mother in law to spare some leaves.  When she asked him for what, he said we make bhajia out of it.  That time only we came to know about this.

Immediately my mother in law also tried the bhaji since we had plenty in our garden.


My mother used to make kashayam also known as  Kaada and helps in digesting the food as well as is a cure for cough and cold.  refer Kashayam, Kaada recipe/kashayam-kada.html

Coconut oil applied on the leaves are kept on the tava for  making it slightly hot and kept on the head for small children to cure  the cold.  My mother used to do it for my younger brothers whenever they have cold.

Let us look at the recipe now:


Ingrediednts:

1/2 cup gram flour
1 tsp rice flour
1 tsp oil
¼ tsp omam (ajwain)
A generous pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp chilli powder (as per your requirement)
Salt
20-25  leaves of panikoorka.
Water
Oil for frying

Method:

1.  In a mixing bowl, add the gram flour, rice flour, ajwain, chilli powder, asafoeitdia, salt.
2.  Add 1/2 cup water to make a batter sufficient enough to make the bhajia.  It should not be too thick and too watery also.
3.  Heat one tsp oil and mix with the batter. Keep aside for 30 minutes.



batter

4.  After 30 minutes mix well.
5.  Heat oil in frying pan.  Wash and wipe the leaves.  ensure that there is  no egg and worms behind the leaves.  discard such leaves. 
wipe the leaves with dry cloth.



6.  Dip the leaves in the batter and  put them in the hot oil for frying.
7.  Place it on a kitchen towel or paper napkin to remove the excess oil.

How to serve:

serve hot with sauce and a cup of tea/coffee

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