Onion Bhaji

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 204.0
  • Total Fat: 5.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 53.1 mg
  • Sodium: 39.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
  • Protein: 10.1 g

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Introduction

These hors d'oeuvres are easy to make and can be shallow or deep fried. Find chick pea flour (besan) at an Indian grocery store.
SOURCE: Lucy Waverman's Fresh & fresh column in the Toronto Sun, Sept 22/93 posted by Anne MacLellan
These hors d'oeuvres are easy to make and can be shallow or deep fried. Find chick pea flour (besan) at an Indian grocery store.
SOURCE: Lucy Waverman's Fresh & fresh column in the Toronto Sun, Sept 22/93 posted by Anne MacLellan

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 onions
    1 egg; beaten
    1 1/2 cup chick pea flour; besan -or- all purpose fl
    1/2 teaspoon cumin, ground
    1 pinch cayenne
    2 tablespoon cilantro, fresh; chopped
    1 tbsp oil

Directions

Cut onion in half and slice about 1/4 inch thick. Beat together egg, flour and enough water to make a batter as thick as whipping cream. Beat in spices. Let rest 15 minutes.

Stir onions into mixture and let sit 5 minutes.

Heat about 1 inch oil in skillet on high heat. when very hot, drop a small mound of onion rings into oil. Press down slightly with spatula. Fry on one side until crisp and brown, turn over and fry second side. Remove bhajis as they cook. Keep warm in 200F oven. Pile on platter with mango chutney. SERVES: 3-4


Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SNARSH.