How much cooking time?

20 min — 10 min prep, 10 min cooking.

Piyaji

Name: Piyaji
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: West Bengal Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 100g onion; 1cup Gram Flour; 10g green chillies; salt; 2tbsp Mustard Oil

Onion fritters made with gram flour batter and deep-fried. Quintessential Bengali monsoon tiffin with chai.

Time 20 min · Serves 5 · 161 kcal · All Bengal, West Bengal

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

onion — 100 g (chopped)
Gram Flour — 1 cup (ground)
green chillies — 10 g (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)

Tempering

Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Prepare the filling/mixture for Piyaji. Chop or mash ingredients as needed.
Mix with spices, salt, and binding agent (besan/flour). Shape into desired form.
Heat oil in a deep kadhai on medium flame.
Fry in batches until golden brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
Serve hot with chutney.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Piyaji?: 161 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 20 min — 10 min prep, 10 min cooking.

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