Goli Baje

Everytime we visit Mangalore, we don’t miss visiting Hotel Taj Mahal and Ideal Ice Cream Parlour. My husband loves the Goli Baje’s served in Hotel Taj Mahal and the Ice creams (Gud Bud, Parfait, Dilkush, Banana Split, Chocolate dad…) from Ideal.

Goli Baje’s are very easy to make. This is my third attempt. I remember the first time i made it, the snack had become so hard. But the second and the third time, it came out well. Here's how I did it…

Ingredients...
1 and 1/2 cups maida(all purpose flour), 2 tsp gram flour (besan), 3/4 cup curd or yogurt or buttermilk, 1 tsp finely chopped ginger, 1 tsp finely chopped green chilies, 3-4 leaves curry leaves, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp sugar, Salt, Oil for deep frying

Method...
Sieve Maida and Besan into a bowl. Now add yogurt or buttermilk to make a dough which is not too thick nor thin. Add all the ingredients (except oil) into the dough. Leave the dough for around two hours.
Use a spoon to drop the dough into hot oil. Deep fry. Serve with coconut chutney.