Bahji's

[Geezah]

Ingredients

140g gram flour
1tsp salt
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp all purpose spice mix
1tsp ground cumin
1tsp ground turmeric
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
1tsp chilli powder
2tsp lemon juice
2tbsp vegetable or groundnut oil, plus enough for deep-frying
2-8tbsp water
2 onions, thinly sliced
2tsp coriander or cumin seeds, lightly crushed


Method
Sift the gram flour, salt, cumin, turmeric, bicarbonate of soda, garam masala, seasoning and chilli powder into a large bowl.
Mix in the lemon juice and oil and then very gradually stir in just enough water to form a thick batter. Now mix in the onions and the crushed coriander/cumin seeds.
Allow the onions to 'sweat' in the batter for 1/2 hr before cooking. Mix well as the batter thins down.

Heat enough oil for deep-frying in a wok or deep-fat fryer until it reaches 170C.
Without overcrowding the pan, drop in spoonfuls of the onion mixture and fry for 2 minutes. Then use tongs to flip the bhajis over and continue frying for a further 2 minutes or until golden brown.

Immediately remove the bhajis from the oil and allow to cool.
Heat oil back up to 190c and fry the bhajis again for 30 seconds or so to crisp them up and lose the oil in them.
shake em dry and roll em on a kitchen towel.
Enjoy!

[ZX7R]

They look very tasty indeed. Thanks for the recipe.

[Geezah]

If you have any Pataks Tikka paste open in the fridge, its worth adding a spoonfull to the onions to 'season' them first before adding to the batter mix for a fuller flavour, but not necessary as these are as good as a t.a.

[Mule]

They look monstrous but I'm sure they taste great. I've made them before and they came out looking the same. I wonder if it would be better to halve the onion before slicing it so that the shape was more uniform.