Recipe: Roy's Spicy Onion Balls (aka Onion Bhaji)

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Ingredients:

3 tablespoon Gram flour

2 Large Onion

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/2  teaspoon turmeric powder

Ground cumin (see method for quantity)

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Ground coriander (see method for quantity)

1/4 teaspoon chilli powder

Ghee or oil.

 

Method:

Peel and cut onions to obtain lengthy slices. 
Put a pan on the heat, add a little ghee or olive oil or veggie oil and gently fry the onions off until soft and translucent (ie cooked) then add turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon coriander, 1/4 teaspoon cumin, ginger powder and the chilli powder.
Stir in well and remove from heat.
In a bowl add the Gram flour, and mix into the flour a further 1/4 teaspoon coriander and 1/4 teaspoon cumin and a pinch of salt.
Now add the onion mixture to the bowl and stir well until all the onions are well coated with gram flour.
Now this is the important bit, get some cold water and add it a teaspoon at a time until you get a wet mixture not too sloppy but fairly thick batter consistency.

Form into egg sized balls.

Deep fry until golden brown and crisp.

Serve with green salad, lemon slice and yogurt mint sauce.