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vegan onion bhaji recipe with vegan raita

Vegan onion bhaji with vegan raita

5 from 1 vote
Absolutely delicious onion bhaji packed with flavour with a vegan raita
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Vegan onion bhaji
  • 2 onions peeled and very finely slice
  • 110 grams gram flour
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds chopped
  • 1 tsp mild chilli powder
  • 1 green chilli pepper very finely chopped
  • 20 grams vegan margarine melted
  • 1 handful fresh coriander roughly chopped
  • Vegetable oil
Vegan raita
  • 150 grams vegan yoghurt
  • 1/2 cucumber
  • 1 handful fresh mint

Method
 

Making vegan onion bhaji
  1. Put the flour in a bowl and stir in the melted butter and lemon juice.
  2. Add 110 ml cold water gradually stirring in and mix until smooth and creamy.
  3. Add the spices, garlic, chilli and herbs and stir through to thoroughly mix.
    vegan onion bhaji recipe with vegan raita
  4. Add the finely chopped onion and stir until the onion is completely coated.
  5. Heat the oil in a wok until it is shimmering.
  6. Take 2 tablespoons and scoop together a large (slightly larger than a golf ball) ball of the mixture.
  7. Lower it into the oil so it all sticks together and fry for approximately 3-4 minutes, turning halfway through until it is golden all over.
Making vegan raita
  1. Peel the cucumber and grate it into a bowl.
  2. Pull off the leaves of the mint and roughly chop.
  3. Mix the cucumber and mint in to the yoghurt.
  4. Spoon the raita over the bhajis or go casual and dunk them in. Enjoy!