Onion Bhaji
Crisp, lacy fritters of sliced onion bound in a spiced gram-flour batter: a rainy-season snack from western India and a fixture of every British curry house, best eaten straight from the oil.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 onions, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 tsp salt
- 120 g gram (chickpea) flour
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed
- 1 green chilli, finely chopped
- 10 g ginger, grated
- 1/2 bunch fresh coriander, chopped
- 60 ml cold water
- 1 l sunflower oil, for deep-frying
- 1 lemon, in wedges
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 9657 kcal · P 24.2g · C 169.5g · F 1006.3g
Estimated from 14 of 14 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Separate the onion slices, toss them with the salt and leave for 10 minutes until they soften and release their juice. That juice makes most of the batter, so the onions end up coated rather than drowned.
- 2Add the gram flour, rice flour, turmeric, chilli powder, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, green chilli, ginger and fresh coriander and mix with your hands, squeezing as you go.
- 3Add the water a spoonful at a time, only until a thick batter just coats every strand of onion, and stop as soon as the mixture holds together.
- 4Heat the oil to 170°C. Drop in loose, rough heaps of the mixture, about 2 tbsp each, a few at a time, without pressing them: the loose strands give the lacy crunch.
- 5Fry for 4–5 minutes, turning, until deep golden and crisp right through, and drain on a rack.
- 6Serve hot with the lemon wedges.
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Questions and answers
How long does Onion Bhaji take to make?
About 35 minutes: 15 min prep and 20 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Onion Bhaji?
14 ingredients: onions, salt, gram flour, rice flour, ground turmeric, chilli powder, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, green chilli, ginger, fresh coriander, cold water and 2 more.
How many servings does this Onion Bhaji recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Onion Bhaji?
About 2414 kcal, with 6 g protein, 42.4 g carbohydrate and 251.6 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Onion Bhaji recipe suit?
It is vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Onion Bhaji?
Onion Bhaji comes from Indian cuisine.
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