Onion Bhajji

Serves 4
This popular Indian snack is onions fried in a light batter full of fragrant tasty spices, coriander, cumin, chilli. When cooked fresh at home they have a crispy, light texture on the outside and soft texture when bitten into, a bit like a fritter.

Onion bhajjis makes a wonderful starter to an Indian meal, a great snack to nibble on every time you walk past the kitchen or wonderful finger food, perfect as part of a buffet.

If you are looking for something a bit different from the typical sausage roll, pineapple and cheese on a cocktail stick, or triangle sandwiches, onion bhajjis make a great tasty change, put a little less chilli in and they will go down great at a children’s party.
Homemade onion bhajjis taste fabulous, they are fantastic fresh and they are simple to cook, so there is no excuse to buy them from a supermarket, they will never be as delicious.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 onions, sliced into rings
• 2 small green chilli, chopped and deseeded
• 120g plain flour
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• vegetable oil for frying

Method

1. Mix the egg, onion rings and chilli together.
2. Mix the flour, coriander, cumin seed and curry powder together then add it the onion and egg mix, stirring well.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry spoonfuls of bhajji mix for 30 seconds until golden brown, then turn and fry the other side.
4. Remove and drain on kitchen paper to get rid of any excess oil.
5. Repeat with the remaining bhaji mixture.