bhaji
/ˈbɑːdʒi/noun
उच्चारण बाजी
भजिया, पकौड़ा
Core word
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[C] British
a South Asian snack made of vegetables, especially onion, mixed with gram flour and spices and deep-fried
भजिया, पकौड़ा
- We ordered onion bhajis as a starter.
- The tea stall sells hot onion bhajis in the rain.
- Hot bhajis and a cup of tea are perfect on a rainy day.
+ 2 more examples
- She fried a batch of onion bhajis for the guests.
- Onion bhaji is often served with a mint chutney.
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[C/U] Indian English
a dish of vegetables cooked with spices
भाजी, सब्ज़ी
- Mumbai is famous for pav bhaji.
- She made a simple bhaji of potatoes and green peas.
- Pav bhaji is a favourite street food in Mumbai.
+ 2 more examples
- We had puri and aloo bhaji for breakfast.
- This bhaji is made with spinach and tastes lovely with chapati.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
bhaji (countable) for the snack
For the fried snack, bhaji is countable; the plural is bhajis, as in onion bhajis.
तले हुए नाश्ते के अर्थ में 'bhaji' countable है; plural 'bhajis' होता है, जैसे onion bhajis।
- She ordered a plate of onion bhajis.
- These bhajis are crisp outside and soft inside.
bhaji (countable / uncountable) for the dish
For the vegetable dish, bhaji can be used with a plate or bowl of, or without an article when speaking generally.
सब्ज़ी के अर्थ में 'bhaji' के साथ 'a plate of' या 'a bowl of' आ सकता है, या सामान्य कथन में article नहीं आता।
- Pav bhaji is a street food of Mumbai.
- We had a bowl of bhaji with pav.
noun + bhaji / bhaji + noun
It combines with the main ingredient: onion bhaji, potato bhaji, mixed vegetable bhaji.
यह मुख्य सामग्री के साथ जुड़ता है: onion bhaji, potato bhaji, mixed vegetable bhaji।
- Mum made a potato bhaji for lunch.
pav bhaji (compound)
Pav bhaji is a fixed Mumbai dish name; it takes a singular verb and is written as two words, with bhaji spelt in the singular.
'Pav bhaji' मुंबई के एक व्यंजन का स्थिर नाम है; इसके साथ singular verb आती है और इसे दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है।
- Pav bhaji is my favourite dinner.
bhaji vs sabzi
In everyday English, bhaji can mean a spiced vegetable dish, but sabzi is the general word for any cooked vegetable dish.
रोज़मर्रा की अंग्रेज़ी में 'bhaji' मसालेदार सब्ज़ी का व्यंजन हो सकता है, पर 'sabzi' किसी भी पकी सब्ज़ी के लिए सामान्य शब्द है।
- Mum cooked a bhaji, and we ate it with chapatis.
+Collocations 5
type + bhaji
onionpotatopalakmixed vegetablepav
- Onion bhaji is a favourite snack in the rainy season.
verb + bhaji
fryserveorderdipeat
- Fry the bhajis until they turn golden.
bhaji + with
with chutneywith pavwith teawith rice
- We enjoyed hot bhajis with green chutney.
bhaji + quantity
a plate ofa bowl ofa serving ofa handful of
- She ate a plate of bhajis at the fair.
verb + bhaji (cooking)
chopstirmashgarnishsimmer
- Mash the potatoes and stir them into the bhaji.
“More examples 7
- The cook dropped spoonfuls of batter into hot oil to make bhajis.
रसोइये ने बेसन का घोल गर्म तेल में चम्मच से डालकर भजिये बनाए।
- Pav bhaji is cooked on a large flat griddle.
पाव भाजी एक बड़े चपटे तवे पर पकाई जाती है।
- It was raining, so we made bhajis and tea.
बारिश हो रही थी, इसलिए हमने भजिये और चाय बनाई।
- Radhika does not like the bhaji without extra butter.
राधिका को बिना अतिरिक्त मक्खन की भाजी पसंद नहीं है।
- A roadside vendor sells potato bhajis near the college gate.
सड़क किनारे एक विक्रेता कॉलेज के गेट के पास आलू के भजिये बेचता है।
- A plate of hot bhajis disappeared in minutes.
गर्म भजियों की प्लेट मिनटों में खाली हो गई।
- The vendor garnished the bhaji with coriander and a slice of lemon.
विक्रेता ने भाजी पर धनिया और नींबू का टुकड़ा सजाया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The bhaji are on the table, hot and fresh.
✓ The bhajis are on the table, hot and fresh.
A plural subject needs the plural noun bhajis.
Plural subject के लिए plural noun 'bhajis' चाहिए।