Topic: bhaji kabab

[madpower]

I did a little experimenting in the kitchen today and came up with a tasty little starter,i had already cooked some sausage shaped shami kebabs and had some left over along with some  onion bhaji dough,so i covered the kabab with the dough and deep fried it,i added a little extra rice and gram flour to make the dough stiffer and easier to work with,but got to say we really enjoyed them.

[livo]

Brilliant work Madpower. A meat and onions version of Deep Fried Mars Bar.  That will be a definite tryer for me when I finally manage to do a decent Bhaji dough .  My attempts so far, only a few, have been pretty disappointing.  My family don't seem interested so I haven't pursued it.  Maybe I should try again.

[madpower]

Thanks livo,yes give it ago because the meat gives the dough a good  flavor as it is cooking.,my bhajis are quite simple but tasty enough,i just use gram flour,coconut powder,rice flour,mixed powder,seeds from a couple of cardamon pods,cumin seeds,garlic powder,chilli flakes,salt egg and thinly sliced onion(that i leave to blanch in hot water for half hour),these ones seem to be everyones favourite that i make myself.

[Peripatetic Phil]

May well be worth trying ajwain as well; works extremely well in such dishes, IMHO.
** Phil.

[littlechilie]

May well be worth trying ajwain as well; works extremely well in such dishes, IMHO.
** Phil.

Just touching on ajwain seeds these are something I typically found in Welsh British Indian restaurant cooking, especially in bir rice dishes.  I was initially puzzled by the discovery of the small insignificant seeds to the point that I reclaimed a few, I then transported them back to my home. After examining and researching I discover them to be Ajwain seeds.
Ajwain are now a firm favourite of mine.

Hi Madpower, onion bhajis don

[madpower]

hi littlechilli,i always make my bhajji batter this way then keep it in the fridge until needed,i added extra flour because it was to wet to work with,just an idea i came up with when i was about to throw the batter away,but im glad i didnt they turned out quite good

[littlechilie]

hi littlechilli,i always make my bhajji batter this way then keep it in the fridge until needed,i added extra flour because it was to wet to work with,just an idea i came up with when i was about to throw the batter away,but im glad i didnt they turned out quite good

Hi MP, Thank you for replying with your update, they sound absolutely delicious. It would be great if you could post some pictures.

[madpower]

Cheers LC,i will post some pics next time i make them,i have none left at the moment.