GoLi baje(Mangalore bajjis)
I have no idea how this name has come. May be because of the round shape of this dish it is called “GoLi” and “baje” is a deep fried dish. This is one of the most popular dishes from South Kanara (my neighbouring district). But I havn’t seen this much at my native. I tasted it few times at my college canteen. But after that I had forgotten about it. Sometime back, one of my readers requested to post this recipe. So I tried it here. I can’t say this is the most authentic way of making GoLi baje, I have picked this recipe from the Kannada weekly magazine.
Also have a look at Baab’s GoLi baje.
Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cups maida(all purpose flour)
1 tea spn gram flour (besan)
3/4 cup curd or yogurt or buttermilk
1 tea spn finely chopped ginger
1 tea spn finely chopped green chilies
3-4 leaves curry leaves
A pinch asafoetida(optional)
1/2 tea spn baking soda
1 tea spn sugar
Salt
Oil
Method:
Mix all the ingredients (except oil) into a dough, dough should not be very be very thick or very thin. Leave the dough for around 30mins.
Make small balls of the dough and drop into hot oil. Deep fry.
Serve hot with chutney.
Serves: 2-3
Preparation time :
Hi,
I think it would be a good snack for evening time….
shilpa,
i’m from mangalore and goli baje is ‘world famous’ in my native:) its so light and spongy and tastes really good with coriander chutney.
cheers
supriya
Is this also called as Mysore Bajji. This is a recipe I could try.
We call this “Mangalore Bajji” and I love it! There was this restaurant in Malleshwaram in BLR that made delicious Mangalore bajjis and I’d have to have it at least twice a month, if not more! Thx for sharing this recipe.
hi shilpa,
this goli baje is a very popular tea-time snack loved by all at my place. we make it the same way.
A gud evng snack…we use sour buttermilk to the dough …thnx for sharing
Yummy!! I love goli bajes, yeah as vani said we also call them as mangalore bajjis.
Is this the same as “Biskut Amboda”?..looks like that though I’ve seen my MIL grind soaked dal for that…
Ok..I realised these are not the same things!! Searched your archives for biskut amboda….cool. Man such a variety of “ambodas”….
BTW I have some nice snaps of biskut amboda in case you want me to send them across to you…
I usually do Goli baje with 2/3 day old idli batter.A good snack for these cold days indeed !
they look similar to mysore bajji, i’ll share someday the recipe. a nice snack.
Hmm…Shilpa,this Goli Baje reminds me of my college canteen in Manipal,thanks for the recipe,it will be a nice evening snack for the winter.
Thanks for all your responses. Please let me know if you try this recipe. I didn’t know about the name “Mangalore baje” thanks for the name.
Jayashree, Goli baje with idli batter? that looks unusual,because this baje is done with maida, not urad daal.
Lakshmi, I will wait for your recipe.
I am not sure about the consistency. Should the dough be like that for making vadas or like making bajjis?
Shilpa: Make it something like vadas.
very nice to see GOLI BAJE here. yummy….
Shilpa,
I made these bajis…for some reason it turned out hard….could you tell my why…in spite of following the same quantity.
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Hi shipla,iwas so glad to see this recipe it bring back to all the memory, I am from udupi(padubidri) Golibaje is famous in southcanara. We dont use besan but all ingredients are the same.
Do we get turmeric leaves in USA? I love the flavor of the that leaves.
I think u should leave the dough for 3-4 hours to get the best results.
I just love this dish,in taj mahal hotel mangalore i used to enjoy having biscuit roti and goli baje…my all time favourites.Thanks for the recipe
Hi friend,
I have prepared the Golid Bajji as per your recipe and I t cameout good. Thanks for the recipe.If we use 1 table spoon of cornfloor also It would be crispier.
B S Krishnamurthy
it is very nice n thank u verymuch.It is also called mysour bajji in AP.in menu plz note in brakets mysour bajji otherwise it is difficult to found for andra people thanks u so much.
Hi,
Thanks for the recipe… I am pregnanat and I was craving to eat it.. Thanks a lot..
enna favrt thindi…kudlada special baje panda unduve…
i am happy that i’ve succeeded in making golibaje that too perfectly after following the above recipe properly.thank u.my hubby also appreciated me very much.my 3 year daughter also enjoyed eating golibaje.im in duai after preparing golibaje i called my husband to the dining table saying ” beccha beccha golibaje ready undu”. really i miss mangalore a lot but golibaje made me ti remember it more.
Hi
AS informed in the Mangalore Buns section, I also tried Golli Bajji… I have had it several times in CTR bangalore ( malleswaram, I am from Bangalore), though it tastes good, the ones I had in Kukke was too good. But is not maida bad for health, how come people in Mangalore use it so much.. whatever.. I just loved it and am going to try preparing it this week. Thank a lot for this recipe
Shilpa: This is not eaten daily Roopa, once in a while eating maida is not bad in my humble opinion.
i just love goli baje.i m manglorian.wenever i go to to mangalore,i eat every alternate day because the restaurent is just opposite our house.i tried this at home.it was superb.
Hi shilpa
can i keep the batter in fridge for next day.
Usually, I don’t keep any batter/dough which needs to be deep fried in fridge as it becomes oily sometimes. But you can give it a try.