Onion bhajiyas

Name: Onion bhajiyas
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: a pinch of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 15 ml/1 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves and stalks, finely chopped; 5 ml/1 tsp ground cumin; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground turmeric; 450 g/1 lb onions, sliced into half rings and separated; 2 fresh green chillies, finely chopped (deseeded if preferred); 5 ml/1 tsp cumin seeds; 5 ml/1 tsp salt, or to taste; 25 g/1 oz ground rice; 150 g/5oz/1¼ cups gram flour (besan); chutney, to serve (optional); 2.5 ml/½ tsp asafoetida; sunflower oil or light olive oil, for deep-frying

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Kanda Bhaje is one of the most popular snacks in India, and indeed the rest of the world, and it comes from the mainly vegetarian state of Karnataka. Bhajiyas are delicious served with chutney.

Ingredients

150 g/5oz/1¼ cups gram flour (besan)
25

Asia
India
Snack
Vegan

Method

Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and add the ground rice, salt, bicarbonate of soda, turmeric, ground cumin, cumin seeds and asafoetida.
Mix these dry ingredients together thoroughly, then add the chillies, onion rings and coriander.