[kezlou]

Ingredients for Onion Bhaji

    100g / 4oz Chick-Pea Flour or Gram Flour
    1/4 teasp Chilli Powder
    1/2 teasp Turmeric
    1/2 teasp Baking Powder
    Salt
    1/2 teasp Ground Cumin
    1 Large Onion, halved and thinly sliced
    1 Green Chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
    25g / 1oz finely chopped Fresh Coriander
    Cold water to mix
    Vegetable oil for deep frying

How to make Onion Bhaji

    * Sift the flour, chilli, turmeric, cumin, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add the chopped coriander, onions and chillis and mix well.

    * Preheat the deep fat fryer to 180ºC / 350ºF.

    * Gradually add enough water to the flour mixture to form a thick batter mixing very well so the onions are well coated.

    * Very carefully drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil and fry until keep warm whilst you cook the remaining bhajis.

    * Drain well on kitchen paper and serve very hot.

Makes 10 -12

Tried this today and worked a treat with both onion and potato.

http://www.hub-uk.com/foodpages12/recip0590.htm

[agapanthus]

Thanks Kez...will give it a go.

[SalJ1980]

Mmmmmm....onion bhaji and a good raita....I'm hungry again and I've only just had my dinner! :?  

[GrannieAnnie]

I love onion bhaji's too Kez, if there isn't a recipe on the recipe section already, why don't you send it to John to put on there?

[chrissie B]

can you use any flour if you cannot get chickpea flour ?
Chrissie b

[kezlou]

Hi Chrissie tried the recipe with plain flour but it did not taste the same it was too thick.

But tried it with soya flour and rice flour (separate) and seemed to work well.
You could also try and grind a tin of chick peas into a thin flour, takes a bit more time but it worked.

Hope its useful,

Kerry