Red Onion & Chilli Bhajis With Mint & Garlic Raita

Serve these moreish morsels as a starter, light lunch or supper or as part of an Indian meal

• Cooking Time Prep 15 mins - 20 mins
  Cook 20 mins
• Skill Level Moderately easy
• Servings Makes 12

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  102

• Protein

  3g

• Carbs

  7g

• Fat

  7g

• Saturates

  1g

• Fibre

  1g

• Sugar

  2g

• Salt

  0.09g

Ingredients

• 2 red onions
• 100g chickpea flour (gram flour)
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp curry paste or powder
• 1 red or green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• vegetable oil, for frying
• For the raita
• 150g tub natural yogurt
• 2 tbsp chopped mint
• 1 small garlic clove, crushed

Directions

1. Finely chop one onion and thinly slice the other. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Add the curry paste or powder, chopped chilli and a good sprinkling of salt. Add about 150ml of cold water to make a thick batter. Stir in the chopped and sliced onions until they are well coated.
2. Mix together the raita ingredients with a little salt and pepper, then spoon into a small bowl. Heat about 5cm of oil in a wok or deep pan. Add a tiny speck of batter, if it rises to the surface surrounded by bubbles and starts to brown, then the oil is hot enough.
3. Add heaped tbsps of onion mix to the pan, a few at a time, and cook for a few mins, turning once, until they are evenly browned and crisp, about 3-4 mins. Drain on kitchen paper, sprinkle with a little salt and keep warm while you cook the remaining bhajis. Serve with the raita.

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