Definition of bhaji
plural bhajis
or bhajia
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\ˈbä-jē-ə\
also bhajias
or bhajees
or bhajjis
1
: an Indian food consisting of a small quantity of chopped vegetables that have been battered and deep-fried
- … I find myself outside … a sort of Indian speakeasy; you can drink pretty much all night, as long as you're always within ten feet of an onion bhaji.
- —David Nicholls, Starter For Ten, 2007
- Alsana nodded and waited for two awkward-shaped bhajis to go down the gullet.
- —Zadie Smith, White Teeth, 2000
- The sound of a hawker selling bhajia rises from the street—onion and pepper and brinjal and potato.
- —Manil Suri, The Death of Vishnu, 2008
- On the street, outside the shop, a vendor was scooping out fresh bhajias from a wok.
- —M. G. Vassanji, The Assassin's Song, 2008
2
: an Indian dish of fried or sautéed vegetables often in a curry sauce
- I sniff at the one-pot bhaji. Nothing too startling—potatoes, okra, some tomatoes, chick-peas; Mom doesn't believe in messing a whole bunch of pots.
- —Rachna Gilmore, A Group Of One, 2001
