Onion bhajiyas

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

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.