Bajjis in Jayanagar

Today college got over at 3.30 and the weather was lovely! Aashray and I were joblessly waiting in the parking lot for the other members of our group to finish their lab and join us. The nippy weather added with our empty stomachs, made the wait even more edgy! A frustrating 30 minutes later everyone assembled at the parking lot one by one and we had our most important discussion which we have everyday… to decide where we should go, to eat!

We – Prasad, Aashray, Spurthi, Supriya and I – decided to go to the Bajji shop in Jayanagar 9^th block. At 4.30 in the evening, the shopkeeper would’ve just started making bajjis. Five hours of lecture in college had made me ravenous and I couldn’t wait any longer to devour those bajjis.

While waiting impatiently for the shopkeeper to deep-fry the aloo-bajjis, we started our first course with crispy jalebis which were still burning hot and dripping with oil. Then we went onto relish the baLekaayi bajjis and the meNsinkaayi bajjis. And finally, the first batch of golden colored aloo bajjis came out! Piping hot as they were, I almost burnt my tongue on the first bite. Meanwhile, Spurthi was shrewdly nibbling on the crispy outer layer while waiting for it to cool down!  Quoting Prasad – “This Spurthi is very clever!”  :-D

As fastidious and finicky my friends complain that I am when it comes to food, I can openly claim that the aloo bajjis sold at this shop are undoubtedly the best I’ve eaten so far! Also, the size of the capsicum bajjis sold here intrigues me. They are bigger than tennis balls! The shopkeeper skillfully cuts these bajjis into four pieces and garnishes it with carrots, onions, and spices!

Seven aloo bajjis, six baLekaayi bajjis, four mensinkaayi bajjis, one capsicum bajji and five jalebis later our battery level was back to 100%! Supriya had resumed her impish behavior and Prasad started cracking his wise acre jokes! A slight drizzle followed, and after that we decided to disperse!