Onion bhaji board
Serves 8 - 10
Easy
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Tuck into this sharing board with family and friends, with a mixture of onion bhajis, green chutney, cucumber raita, pomegranate salad and mini poppadoms
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Units:
For the bhajis
- 2 onionssliced
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 100g gram flour
- ½ tsp baking powdergluten-free if needed
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 green chillifinely chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander
- vegetable oilfor frying
For the green chutney
- small bunch of mintleaves picked
- small bunch of corianderroughly chopped
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 green chillichopped
- 1 lemonjuiced
For the raita
- ½ cucumbercoarsely grated
- 150g natural yogurt
- 2 tbsp finely chopped mint
For the pomegranate salad
- 4 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- ½ cucumberdiced
- 2 winter or seasonal vine tomatoeschopped (optional)
- 1 small red onionfinely chopped
- handful of corianderchopped
- ½ lemonjuiced
To serve
- mini poppadoms
- sweet chutney(we used mango)
- lime pickle
Nutrition: Per serving (10)
- kcal141
- fat8g
- saturates1g
- carbs11g
- sugars5g
- fibre3g
- protein4g
- salt0.7g
Method
step 1
Toss the onions in a bowl with the salt and leave for 5 mins. Meanwhile whisk the flour, baking powder and spices in another bowl. Add 100ml water to make a thick batter. Mix in the onions, chilli and coriander.
step 2
Pour the veg oil into a deep pan, ensuring it’s no more than a third full. Heat to 180C or until a piece of onion sizzles when dropped in and browns within 20 seconds. Lower in a few tablespoons of the mixture at a time and fry for 3-4 mins, then turn using a spider and cook for 1-2 mins more. Drain on kitchen paper and season. Keep warm in a low oven as you continue cooking or reheat later in an air fryer.
step 3
Blitz the ingredients for the green chutney with a pinch of salt and a splash of water in a small blender until smooth. Scrape into a small serving bowl.
step 4
Mix the raita ingredients in another bowl and season. Toss the salad ingredients in a third bowl. 5 Serve the bhajis in the middle of a large serving platter or board with the bowls of green chutney, salad and raita alongside, plus extras like mini poppadoms, mango chutney and lime pickle.
