India x Britain

Onion bhaji rings with chaat masala

Name: Onion bhaji rings with chaat masala
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 2 large in 1 cm rings onion; 1 cup plus 2 tbsp for dusting besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 3 tbsp rice flour; 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tsp crushed kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves); 1 1/4 tsp divided salt; 2/3 cup ice cold soda water (club soda); 1 litre for deep frying (about 5 tbsp absorbed) cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 tsp chaat masala; 2/3 cup curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); a handful chopped mint leaves; a pinch roasted cumin powder (ground cumin)

The curry house starter and the pub side finally merged.

35 minTime

10 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Bhaji or ring?2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

394kcalsame

10 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Onion2 large, in 1 cm rings

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup, plus 2 tbsp for dusting

Rice flour3 tbsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)2 tsp, crushed

Salt1¼ tsp, divided

Soda water (club soda)⅔ cup, ice cold

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 litre for deep frying (about 5 tbsp absorbed)

Chaat masala1 tsp

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)⅔ cup

Mint leavesa handful, chopped

Cumin powder (ground cumin)a pinch, roasted

Method

5 steps

1Separate the onion rings and soak in iced water 10 minutes. Drain and pat completely dry.
2Toss the rings in 2 tbsp dry besan.
3Whisk the remaining besan, rice flour, ajwain, chilli, turmeric, kasuri methi and 1 tsp salt with the cold soda water.
4Heat the oil to 180°C on medium high heat. Dip the rings in batter and fry a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes, turning once.
5Drain on a rack and dust with chaat masala. Whisk the curd with the mint, cumin and remaining salt to serve.

Serve it like this

Stack the rings over a wooden spoon handle or in a tall tower, dust with chaat masala and serve the mint curd in a small bowl with a lemon wedge.

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

India x Britain

Onion bhaji rings with chaat masala

The curry house starter and the pub side finally merged.

35 minTime

10 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Bhaji or ring?2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

394kcalsame

10 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Onion2 large, in 1 cm rings

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup, plus 2 tbsp for dusting

Rice flour3 tbsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)2 tsp, crushed

Salt1¼ tsp, divided

Soda water (club soda)⅔ cup, ice cold

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 litre for deep frying (about 5 tbsp absorbed)

Chaat masala1 tsp

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)⅔ cup

Mint leavesa handful, chopped

Cumin powder (ground cumin)a pinch, roasted

Method

5 steps

1Separate the onion rings and soak in iced water 10 minutes. Drain and pat completely dry.
2Toss the rings in 2 tbsp dry besan.
3Whisk the remaining besan, rice flour, ajwain, chilli, turmeric, kasuri methi and 1 tsp salt with the cold soda water.
4Heat the oil to 180°C on medium high heat. Dip the rings in batter and fry a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes, turning once.
5Drain on a rack and dust with chaat masala. Whisk the curd with the mint, cumin and remaining salt to serve.

Serve it like this

Stack the rings over a wooden spoon handle or in a tall tower, dust with chaat masala and serve the mint curd in a small bowl with a lemon wedge.

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

Onion bhaji rings with chaat masala

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Onion bhaji rings with chaat masala

Make it your way

Ingredients

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