Buns Bhaji

Buns Bhaji is a Konkani breakfast menu item popular in Goa and Mangalore. Buns looks like Puri's and are made from very ripe bananas which are often not consumable. It is usually served with aloo bhaji (potato curry) and coconut chutney.

Recipe:

Ingredients - For the Buns:

Ripe Bananas
Jaggery
Salt
Cumin seeds
Baking Soda
Wheat Flour
Water
Butter

Preparing the Buns:

1. Mash the ripe bananas, add jaggery, salt, cumin seeds, butter, baking soda and a little water.
2. Next add Wheat flour and knead it into a dough.
3. Roll them as you would for a puri (for buns, it can be thick). Deep fry it. 

Ingredients - For the Bhaji:

1. Heat oil in pan, add cloves, coriander seeds, cinnamon stick, red chilly and pepper balls. 
2. Add grated coconut. tamarind and salt.
3. Grind the above into a paste.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add onions. 
5. Once the onion cooks, add the potatoes.
6. Next add the ground paste with some water to the above mix.
7. Cover with a lid and continue until the potatoes are cooked.
8. Once cooked, garnish with coriander leaves.

Buns Bhaji is now ready to be served !!