Onion Bhajis

Name: Onion Bhajis
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: ⅔ cup besan, sifted to remove any lumps; 1 teaspoon coriander powder; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 2 onions, peeled and finely sliced; 2 fresh green chiles, deseeded and finely chopped; salt

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's Great Curries

By Keith Floyd

Published 2004

About

These barely need an introduction—we all order them when we are at the local Indian restaurant. But they are so simple to make, and they are so much more delicious than anything you can buy.

Ingredients

2 onions, peeled and finely sliced
⅔ cup besan, sifted to remove any lumps
1 te

Asia
Starter
Snack
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Put the besan, coriander and cumin powders, the chiles, a little vegetable oil, and warm water and salt to taste into a food processor and whiz until you have a smooth batter.

Put the batter aside for about 30 minutes, then stir in the onion slices.

Heat the vegetable oil in a deep-fat fryer, then gently drop spoonfuls of the batter mixture into the pan—about 3 at a time. When t