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British Indian Restaurant Recipes - Starters & Side Dishes => Starters and Side Dishes Chat => Topic started by: RubyDoo on November 20, 2012, 11:33 AM

Title: Potato in bhaji - why?
Post by: RubyDoo on November 20, 2012, 11:33 AM

Can somebody please tell me why all the recipes for onion bhaji include a piece of potato finely diced or in matchsticks?
It often seems that the potato is such a miniscule quantity alongside the onions i wondered what purpose it serves.

Title: Re: Potato in bhaji - why?
Post by: Malc. on November 20, 2012, 12:52 PM

I only ever use matchsticks following the IG Demo I had, When I asked why they use potato they replied it helps to make the bhaji crispy.

Title: Re: Potato in bhaji - why?
Post by: Edwin Catflap on November 20, 2012, 01:47 PM

Hi, CA's recipe doesn't include potato and in my opinion is the best out there! Why not give it a go?

 :P

Title: Re: Potato in bhaji - why?
Post by: StoneCut on November 20, 2012, 01:56 PM

Maybe they use the starch in the potato to "glue" it all together better ?! Basically as a binder.

Title: Re: Potato in bhaji - why?
Post by: Stephen Lindsay on November 20, 2012, 05:25 PM

I don't use potato and the gram flour, water and/or oil acts as the glue.