Topic: CA's Onion Bhajis (Illustrated!)

[Mikka1]

Hi Jimmy.
I used to precook the onions. I did it in either in the pan with a small amount of oil and heated them in the microwave. (2nd option not advised).

I suppose it depends on how you want them? After all its just battered onion at the end of the day. I don't precook anymore. I just add enough Besan (Gram flour) to make a stoggy mixture which only just clings to the spoon and thinly chop my onions.

A place near me makes the most wonderful ball Bahjis but sadly the rest of the food there is not really what I like, I think he adds Potatoes and Cauliflower in there too?

im wondering if it might be worth pre-cooking the onion a bit before i add it to the flour. might help in cooking the insides better.

[Unclefrank]

thx cory

im thinking i might cut the onion into smaller bits too, i think it was near impossible to get them round the last time because of the size of the onion.

im wondering if it might be worth pre-cooking the onion a bit before i add it to the flour. might help in cooking the insides better.

will just experiment a little till i find the best way. I dont have a deep fat fryer so just using a wok with lot of oil in as a substitute.

will of course post up some pics in this thread when im done.

regards

Just leave them in a bowl for as long as you can ,it allows all the moisture to come out of the chopped onion and softens them as well.Try it.DONT add any water until you are ready to cook them then add water as and when.

[Cory Ander]

Just leave them in a bowl for as long as you can ,it allows all the moisture to come out of the chopped onion and softens them as well.Try it.DONT add any water until you are ready to cook them then add water as and when.

I agree UF....you'll probably find that you don't need any additional water at all.

[jimmy2x]

ok had another go, and these turned out very nice indeed. i  fried in a wok on a lowish heat and flipped and turned several times, this cooked it right through. Also this time had the correct flour ect.I also cut the onions smaller and had my mix thicker, basically changed everything i did in the first attempt. The only negative i have about them is they were slightly bland taste., need to work on my spices, but thats the easiest thing to sort out with these. The mint dip made them very tasty though.

Had them once again with some of your mint dip CA

[guitarmanguitar]

Hello CA,

Cooked these on Saturday.

They were the absolute dog's gonads.

Sorry I haven't got any pics, they just didn't last long enough.

Just as good as any I have ever bought.

Thank you for taking the time to post the recipe.

CArl...

[chriswg]

Hi CA, I mean CArl (or do I?)

If you want my advice you should steer well clear of most of CA's recipes. They are dated and the forum has moved on to bigger and better things. For example, he still thinks Onion Bhajis never have potato in - LOL.

Anyway, for a top Bhaji recipe check out the IG ones or look out for the upcoming group test later this month.

[Cory Ander]

Cooked these on Saturday.

They were the absolute dog's gonads.

Just as good as any I have ever bought.

Glad you liked them CArl.  Thanks for trying them and reporting back

As Chris points out, there are also a couple of onion and potato bhaji recipes on the forum that you might also like to try out 

[Vindaloo-crazy]

Welcome back Cory.

[chriswg]

Am I the only person that thinks it weird that a new poster calling himself CArl appears then posts mainly about how great CA's recipes are? When I have a bit of a dig the 'real' CA turns up out of the blue to have a dig back.

Very strange...

[Cory Ander]

Chris,

Yes, it is a little strange, isn't it.  I wouldn't be at all surprised if one or two others might be feeling the same as you Chris.  However, I'm sure "CArl" (who certainly is not me, or anyone I know) can put your paranoid mind at ease 

Meanwhile, you might do well to refrain from making ludicrous statements ("digs", as you put it, Chris) like you've made above.  Or at least qualify them with specifics  :