Bokful Bhaja is a popular Bengali vegetable fritters dish where bok phool or heron flower (so called as it’s white in colour and hangs like a heron from the tree) are dipped in a gram flour batter and deep-fried to a crispy brown.
Bokful (scientific name: Sesbania grandiflora or Agati grandiflora) is also known as agati, vegetable hummingbird or hummingbird tree. The small, fast-growing tropical tree bears white or red flowers according to its species. Agati is a good source of folate and Vitamin C.
In India, the edible flowers of S. grandiflora go by the name gaach-munga in Hindi, agase in Kannada, akatti in Malayalam, Hadga Flower in Marathi, agasti in Sanskrit, akatthi in Tamil and avisi in Telugu.
According to mythology, Agasti flowers, which blossom in Autumn, get their name from the Vedic sage, Agastya. The blossoms are extremely delicate and you need to handle them with care!
Agati flowers help treat night blindness, headache, constipation, cough, fever and catarrh.
Bokful Bhaja is a traditional Bengali recipe – ‘bok’ means heron, which is white in colour and ‘ful’ means flower. The batter fried Agathi flower fritters are absolutely amazing and a definite hit with everyone in the family. The crisp and delicious Agasti Flower Bhajis are perfect to snack on in chilly weather or have these crunchy blossom fritters as a side with dal rice.
If you are searching for some more easy fritter recipes, then do try out Capsicum Fritters.
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