Onion Bhajis

Make delicious onion bhajis at home just like you'd find in your favourite Indian restaurant.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, sliced

• 1/2 green pepper, chopped

• 1/2 potato, peeled and matchstick slices

• 1 tsp lazy chillies

• 1 tsp lazy garlic

• 1 tsp ground coriander

• 1 tsp ground cumin

• 1 tsp paprika

• 1 tsp turmeric

• 2 tsp mild curry powder

• Pinch of salt

• 1 egg

• 150g gram flour

• Bowl of water, to mould

• Vegetable oil

Method:

• In a large bowl, add the sliced onion, chopped pepper and matchstick slices of potato together and mix to incorporate

• Add all the dried spices and lazy chillies and garlic and mix again

• Crack one egg into the mixture and incorporate, your mix should now be getting sticky

• Add the flour and mix well till you no longer can see the grains of flour

• When ready to cook, heat either your deep fat fryer to 160°C, alternatively if you don't have a fryer, fill a saucepan with vegetable oil and heat to a medium-low temperature

• Wet your hands with some of the water and shape the onion bhaji mixture into small balls. Try not to push the mixture to hard together so you don't get packed stodgy onion bhajis

• Carefully drop the onion bhajis into the oil and fry for 8-10 minutes

• Leave to drain in the fryer basket or on cloth for a few minutes to remove excess oil before serving

Dish up with your favourite curry, white fluffy basmati rice and naan breads for the perfect Indian fakeaway