Dipuraja's Onion Bhaji Recipe

[chriswg]

Hi Haldi

Did you follow the recipe exactly to spec? I think you have to be a very experienced bhaji chef to get ones that big cooked all the way through. I'm sticking to satsuma sized ones for now and hopefully I'll be able to build up to bigger ones in the future.

Did you see any benefit with the lentils? I'm going to be messing around with the IG recipe over the next few weeks to see if any improvement is possible. I quite like the idea of adding a bit of kashmiri masala although I'll also feel a bit like a cheat.

[Malc.]

Chris, the last batch of Bhaji I did were the same size as the IG Bhaji. I've just taken two out of the freezer that I had from the first cook and measured them. They are roughly 3 inches in diameter, those we ate with the meal that evening that had the second cook, were perfectly cooked through. I would go as far to say that they were probably cooked through on the first cook, given the minimal time the second cook took.

The IG Bhaji Recipe for me is the holy grail, adding only a chopped fresh green chilli to give a little more kick as preferred.

Here's a pic. (Frozen)

[haldi]

Hi Haldi

Did you follow the recipe exactly to spec? I think you have to be a very experienced bhaji chef to get ones that big cooked all the way through. I'm sticking to satsuma sized ones for now and hopefully I'll be able to build up to bigger ones in the future.

Did you see any benefit with the lentils? I'm going to be messing around with the IG recipe over the next few weeks to see if any improvement is possible. I quite like the idea of adding a bit of kashmiri masala although I'll also feel a bit like a cheat.

Hi Chris
Yes I followed the recipe as close as I could
It's a little vague to how much gram flour you need, but I added till it got the texture as per the video
The lentils added a welcome crunch, a nice touch if you ask me.
As for the Kashmiri Masala, I feel no guilt about using it
Every single takeaway I have visited, use it

[Mikka1]

DipuRaja is doing a great job I think. I'm really glad to see peeps trying what he is showing. After all he is the VERY FIRST BIR Chef to do so. There will be more of them too. I don't get some of the stuff he does either but after trying a lot of them have to say I've learned a great deal from this 'Dial a Curry' bloke.

I've had more problems with written recipes than in anything I've seen thus far, I think it truly important people show support to him. Might not get another chance if this doesn't work? 

[Razor]

Hi Mikka,

I for one have voiced my concerns over this guy's method's which on reflection, I think I've been a touch too harsh, as I've never even give one of his recipes a chance

I totally agree with you with regards to his post's on youtube, he is doing a brilliant job.  And maybe, just maybe, he is going to blow the whole 'mystique' of BIR cooking, right out of the water.

After all, he has a business based on what he is doing, and I assume that it's a success?

With all that said though, it's BIR results that I'm looking for and not really TA results, which I do believe differ some what! 

But, I will give one of his recipes a go, probably the Madras, as I believe his ingredients are very similar to CA's Madras, even if the method is holy different.

Ray

[Mikka1]

Thanks Razor.
Yeah I try everything and anything so it goes. No worries. I think people need confirmation on votes or something sometimes and that can be a problem when submitting something other than the usual.

Anyway's. We are alive.
Let's live with that.

Thanks Razor.
Best.

Me.

Hi Mikka,

I for one have voiced my concerns over this guy's method's which on reflection, I think I've been a touch too harsh, as I've never even give one of his recipes a chance

I totally agree with you with regards to his post's on youtube, he is doing a brilliant job.  And maybe, just maybe, he is going to blow the whole 'mystique' of BIR cooking, right out of the water.

After all, he has a business based on what he is doing, and I assume that it's a success?

With all that said though, it's BIR results that I'm looking for and not really TA results, which I do believe differ some what! 

But, I will give one of his recipes a go, probably the Madras, as I believe his ingredients are very similar to CA's Madras, even if the method is holy different.

Ray

[chriswg]

I made some stonking Bhajis today using the Dipuraja mix powder and Kashimir Masala. They were beautiful. I'm going to have trouble in future deciding between these and the IG ones.

[Malc.]

How would you compare the two Chris?

[chriswg]

A real tough call. I think these were better but that might only be down to my cooking method improving. These were also the first ones I have cooked using aniseed rather than fennel seed which I think helped too.

It's amazing how easy they are to cook once you know what you are doing. It seems crazy to think how much I struggled for the best part of a year.

[Malc.]

The Aniseed does make quite a bit of difference, I was surprised at that myself.

But the biggest surprise is as you say, just how easy they are when you know what to do. When I think back over all the recipes and attempts, I kick myself knowing I was only ever 1 step away. I wonder how many other recipes will turn out like this?