Maharashtra

Kanda bhaji

Name: Kanda bhaji
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Marathi
Ingredients: 3 large thinly sliced onion; 1 cup besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 2 tbsp rice flour; 2 chopped green chilli; 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying, about 4 tbsp absorbed; Salt, to taste

Thin onion slices in spiced besan, fried into a crunchy tangle. Monsoon on a plate.

25 minTime

8 gProtein each

mediumSpice

The monsoon ritual2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMade the traditional way, nothing skipped.

The original

313kcalsame

8 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

25minutessame

Kanda bhaji, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Onion3 large, thinly sliced

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup

Rice flour2 tbsp

Green chilli2, chopped

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 4 tbsp absorbed

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Separate the onion slices and rub them with salt and chilli. Rest 10 minutes.
2Add besan, rice flour and spices to the onions and mix. Add water only if needed, a spoon at a time.
3Heat the oil on medium. Test with a drop of batter.
4Dip, coat and fry a few at a time, turning once.
5Drain and serve with green chutney, fried chillies and chai.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Maharashtra

Kanda bhaji

Thin onion slices in spiced besan, fried into a crunchy tangle. Monsoon on a plate.

25 minTime

8 gProtein each

mediumSpice

The monsoon ritual2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMade the traditional way, nothing skipped.

The original

313kcalsame

8 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

25minutessame

Kanda bhaji, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Onion3 large, thinly sliced

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup

Rice flour2 tbsp

Green chilli2, chopped

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 4 tbsp absorbed

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Separate the onion slices and rub them with salt and chilli. Rest 10 minutes.
2Add besan, rice flour and spices to the onions and mix. Add water only if needed, a spoon at a time.
3Heat the oil on medium. Test with a drop of batter.
4Dip, coat and fry a few at a time, turning once.
5Drain and serve with green chutney, fried chillies and chai.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Kanda bhaji

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Ingredients

Method

Kanda bhaji

Make it your way

Ingredients

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