Breaded Mozzarella (Bhajjis)

This is a cinchy quick fix if you are want to eat something cheesy and well – fried

You gotta get in the fried stuff once or twice or month or, if you are like me, you will have a craving for it and go berserk when you get your hands on them — Just a small dose of the bad stuff, every now and then 😛

Ingredients:
Fresh Mozzarella balls diced to your preference (you do not want to cut them too thin)
For the batter:
1/2 cup of either gram flour or all purpose flour
spices of your choice (I used rosemary, and some herb De Provence)
For spicing
1 tsp ground peppers or
I used 1 tsp of rasam powder
1 cup of bread crumbs
Water to make batter consistency of pancakes or slightly thicker (FOR FLAVIA)

Preparation
Heat sufficient oil to fry
Make the batter fairly thick
Keep the mozzarella slices, the batter and the bread crumbs organized and follow the pick, dip, roll and drop formula
Pick up a slice, dip in the batter until it is covered
Then roll them a few times in the bread crumbs
Then drop them gently in the oil
Keep the heat in medium, so that the outer shell and the inner batter layer have time to cook – should not take too long at all –
When the color is just right (see photo) remove them from the pan and drain in a paper-toweled colander

Serve Hot – with your favorite dip –
I made a really quick yogurt dip which i will blog soon Happy snacking

21 Comments

Soumya on January 28, 2011 at 10:23 pm

delicious and very unique bhajji

Samyuktha on January 29, 2011 at 12:31 am

yums yo :))Infinite times better than school carp!!

Torviewtoronto on January 29, 2011 at 1:16 am

this would be really good to snack

G on January 29, 2011 at 4:09 am

Say cheese Love this..

G
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Rachel on January 29, 2011 at 4:19 am

You are making this pregnant woman hungry!!!

Priya Sreeram on January 29, 2011 at 6:52 am

this is a winner all the way !

Prathibha on January 29, 2011 at 9:32 am

Lovely bajjis…looks yummy

kaarasaaram.com on January 29, 2011 at 11:02 am

Yummy bhajji…unique and looks perfect.
Reva

Gayathri Kumar on January 29, 2011 at 12:24 pm

Very innovative. Never thought of using mozarella for bajjis..

Now Serving on January 29, 2011 at 12:29 pm

Thanks all @ gayathri and sowmya, wish I could claim to the innovative part – it is sold here in most Italian restaurants and as frozen food .. but always good making at home because we can tweek it to our tastes…
@ Rachel, I promise to make you a frresh batch of them if you would like to visit me

savitha ramesh on January 29, 2011 at 3:45 pm

lovely bajji and my fav tooo

Rajani on January 29, 2011 at 4:26 pm

Hey I wish I were living close to your home too!Looks awesome.

sweetartichoke.com on January 30, 2011 at 6:24 am

yummy!! Mozzarella bhajjis sound like a lovely & tasty snack!
I am glad to have discovered your blog

Suchi on January 30, 2011 at 11:01 am

oh boy, that is flavorful and delicious bhajjis!

Mina Joshi on January 30, 2011 at 3:53 pm

I love Mozarella stuffed sticks available in the shops but have never made the bhajias. I love the idea!! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Malli on January 31, 2011 at 12:04 am

What an awesome fried bhajji!! looks delicious

Ananda Rajashekar on January 31, 2011 at 6:47 pm

oh love this such a cool starter!

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal on February 1, 2011 at 1:09 am

This is such a great but fatty snack. We always order it in restaurants. Now, I can try it at home as well

Now Serving on February 1, 2011 at 1:16 am

@ Priya Y, I agree with both your observations – which is why it's a once in a while indulgence

honeybeecooksjackfruit on February 2, 2011 at 4:55 am

OOOh yumm! I love anything deep fried. Your fried mozzarella are making me drool!

Thanks for inviting me to the event. Ive added it to my page.

Sweet and Savory on February 7, 2011 at 11:05 pm

I have bought these but never made them. Thanks for the recipe. I plan to add these to my "make soon – list".

Breaded Mozzarella (Bhajjis)

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