Belting bhajis

Name: Belting bhajis
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 2 mild green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped; 200 g/7 oz/1⅔ cups gram flour; chutney or yogurt dip; 1 tsp ajwain seeds (optional); 2 tbsp rice flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander/cilantro; 3 medium or small onions, sliced into 1cm/½in rings; sunflower oil, for deep-frying; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; ½ tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda/baking soda

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Pimp My Rice

By Nisha Katona

Published 2017

About

Forgive the obtuse link to rice, but the rice flour does have such a transformative effect on the levity and crispness of the bhajis that it is far from a contrived inclusion.

Ingredients

2 tbsp rice flour
200 g/7 oz/1⅔

Starter
Snack
Vegetarian

Method

Combine the flours, spices, coriander/cilantro, garlic, chillies and ajwain seeds, if using, salt, pepper and bicarbonate of soda in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Add 300 ml/10½ fl oz/