Religious Recipes - Onion Bhajis

Onion Bhajis

Onion Bhajis may be eaten at any time and, possibly, you have already enjoyed them. They are particularly popular at the Hindu festival of Holi.
Ingredients

3 large onions
150 g of chick pea flour
7 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
½ teaspoon of ground turmeric
½ teaspoon of salt
a pinch of chilli powder (up to ½ teaspoon to taste)

Slice the onions
Put four tablespoons of vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the turmeric and mustard seeds together - the seeds will begin to pop when ready.
Reduce the heat and add the sliced onions. Fry gently for about 10 minutes.
Take the chick pea flour and add 1 tablespoon of this, stirring it in. Keep on adding the flour until it has all been stirred in.
Now add the salt and a pinch or two of chilli powder - up to a teaspoon if you like it hotter.
Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool down. When cool, separate it into four pieces and mould each piece into a ball shape. Flatten these using a spatula.
Heat the oil that is left and fry the bhajis until they are brown all over. Use a spatula to turn when necessary.

G. Jones:
The FitzWimarc School, Rayleigh, Essex.