Talk:Bhaji

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Merge with Pakora[edit]

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For The article says "... also known as 'Pakora' ...". Unless that's not true, then this is a pretty clear merge, no? If it's not, the distinction needs to be made clear. -- B.S. Lawrence (talk) 13:45, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bhajji only refers to the pakora made using onions. If anything, this article should be merged into the pakora article. 75.0.191.220 (talk) 21:03, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I see what you are saying; I have reversed the from/to to correct this. Merge, and note that a Bhajji is an onion Pakora. -- B.S. Lawrence (talk) 19:25, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I agree that the article must be merged to Bajji as both are more or less the same. --Srinivas (talk) 15:33, 25 August 2009 (UTC) Yes, as far as I am aware a Bhajji is just an onion Pakora[reply]

Surely they are pretty much the same thing but with different names. I know it comes and in different forms and names but one article is the way to go. --Aa2-2004 (talk) 14:54, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agree - If you see fritter which is any food coated with batter and deep fried, then, wada / vada (as in bonda and not the ones usually found in south india which are made up for batter only), pakoda, bhaji are all in same category, and it makes sense to merge them all together under one article. We may have different section for them.

They are clearly the same thing as the same photo is used for both Wiki articles! --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 15:48, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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I live in Canada, have only ever seen bhaji or bharji on menus, not pakora. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.112.208.120 (talk) 14:55, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Strong against - Bhajis are not always like the commonly imagined onion bhaji which is onion coasted in a gram flour spiced batter and deep fried, and resemble a Pakora. For example Methi Bhaji and Sag Bhaji are completely different. The Wiki articles on both Bhajis and Pakoras should note the differences. there should definitely not be a merge. Vexorg (talk) 05:42, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Oppose: Only add to confusion, as they are not same thing, though similar! --Ekabhishek^talk 07:39, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Against - The two items of food are distinct and different. Primarily in that a Pakora is vegetable DIPPED into gram/chickpea flour before deep frying while a Bhajji is when the vegetable is MIXED with the flour and then fried like a patty. Additionally, Bhajji is more commonly prepared in southern and central India while the Pakora is more popular in northern and western India Reference Tindy1986 (talk) 04:51, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree Totally - The two items are distinct and different. While Pakora refers to deep fried, battered vegetables, Bhajji just refers to a dry vegetable curry!.....the confusion might have been caused by the word 'Bhajjia' which is in fact a synonym for 'Pakora'.[User: Anju Rajan} Sept 2011. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anju Rajan (talk • contribs) 21:04, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Against - Pakoras are made using wheat flour, Bhajjia from Gram flour. ^[1]Chippyash (talk) 20:11, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Onion bhajis in the United Kingdom[edit]

I'm frankly surprised there's no mention of onion bhajis in the UK - they're a staple of British Indian cuisine. --Poppy Appletree (talk) 02:08, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge from Bajji[edit]

Bajji was previously a redirect to pakora, which is incorrect as agreed above, and an editor recently converted it into an article. It should obviously be merged here as the two are simply spelling variants of the name for the same thing. Phil Bridger (talk) 13:27, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agree to merge Bajji into this article. There's no need for two Wiki articles (just spelled differently) about the same dish. AngelOfSadness talk 13:31, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. There shouldn't be a need for discussion since this is just a spelling variation. The person who created that article had presumably not found this page. You could be bold and go ahead. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 17:08, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. Ialso agree with you--శ్రీధర్ బాబు (talk) 15:47, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've merged the two pages, since all respondents agree. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 15:41, 15 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

^ http://bbcb.co.uk/recipe/Pakoras

Requested move 7 March 2016[edit]

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The result of the move request was: No consensus to move as requested. The alternative proposal bhaji has good support, but is currently a disambig page. Hence I'm closing this, and will reopen as a multimove request to allow editors involved with both this page and bhaji to have their say. (non-admin closure) — Amakuru (talk) 12:46, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bhajji → Bajji – the content mostly spells it bajji and also some searches suggested as Bajji Vin09 (talk) 07:47, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Move to Bhaji Google Books In ictu oculi (talk) 09:21, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Here in England the usual spelling in Indian food shops is "bhaji". Anthony Appleyard (talk) 09:33, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Bajji, Support bhaji as per above - "Bhaji" is the most common term not only in the UK but in the world (According to Google; Bhaji has 979,000 results, Bajji has 479,000 and Bhajji has 398,000 ... so I'd say by far Bhaji is the most common and probably correct term). –Davey2010^Talk 20:36, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Move to Bhaji per stats provided by Davey2010, + 'Bhaji' is the only spelling I've seen. Pincrete (talk) 22:04, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Requested move 15 March 2016[edit]

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The result of the move request was: moved. Number 5 7 14:19, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bhajji → Bhaji
Bhaji → Bhaji (disambiguation)

– Move request above had strong support for moving Bhajji to Bhaji, but failed to take into account the dab page already at Bhaji. This new move request should allow that discussion to take place properly. — Amakuru (talk) 12:46, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support, none of these use the spelling exactly. Insert CleverPhrase Here 06:02, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support, as per above reasons. Filpro (talk) 00:46, 22 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom and reasons given in previous move discussion. Pincrete (talk) 23:20, 22 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Etymology[edit]

What does the word mean? Maikel (talk) 21:35, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ya-what?[edit]

Quote: or a traditional serving of Yameen

What's yameen? Maikel (talk) 21:42, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Photos[edit]

The photos of bhajis here look nothing like the bhajis I've encountered (in Indian restaurants in Europe). So are bhajis not like fritters but more like samosas? Maikel (talk) 21:42, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Bhindi bhaji and brinjal bhaji[edit]

These are dishes I've had from Indian restaurants in the UK. They are side dishes based on, respectively, okra and aubergine. They are not fritters. Hairy Dude (talk) 05:19, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://bbcb.co.uk/recipe/Pakoras

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