Vegetable bhaji

Recipes / Vegetarian

Start your Indian feast with these crunchy vegetable bhaji.

Recipe «Vegetable bhaji» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 2/3 cups chickpea flour, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp ground turmeric, 250g pkt rainbow mixed vegetables, Sunflower oil, to deep-fry , Fried fresh curry leaves , to garnish, Natural yoghurt, to serve .

Ingredients:

  • 1 2/3 cups chickpea flour 
  • 1 tsp chilli powder 
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric 
  • 250g pkt rainbow mixed vegetables 
  • Sunflower oil, to deep-fry 
  • Fried fresh curry leaves , to garnish 
  • Natural yoghurt, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Place the chickpea flour, chilli powder, ground turmeric and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Stir in 1/3 cup (80ml) water to make a thick batter, then stir in the vegetables.
  2. Half-fill a large saucepan or deep-fryer with oil and heat to 190°C on a deep-fryer thermometer or until a cube of bread turns golden in 30 seconds.
  3. In 3 batches, fry heaped tablespoons of bhaji batter for 3-4 minutes, turning, until crisp and golden. Carefullly remove the bhaji with tongs and drain on paper towel. Keep warm while you cook the remaining bhaji.
  4. Place the bhaji on a serving platter and garnish with the fried curry leaves, if desired. Serve warm with the natural yoghurt and the tomato kasundi.