Onion Bhaji Rings

  • Simple
  • 0:15 m
  • 13 ingredients

THIS is a WONDERFUL veggie party food idea and your guests won't want to leave! Onion Bhajis are one of the best parts of a curry night and onion rings are basically the greatest side in the world so WHY NOT put them together to create a mega side the likes of which the world has never seen? The result was outta this world. Cook them alone as a plant-based party finger food or have them as a curry side dish!

Serves: 4

Ingredients

For the onions

  • 2 white onions - sliced into 1cm thick slices & broken into rings
  • salt

For the bhaji mix

  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds crushed
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 red onion finely sliced
  • 1 cup gram flour
  • 1 green chilli diced
  • 2 inches of ginger grated
  • small bunch of coriander
  • 60ml water

For the batter and coating

  • 70g plain flour
  • 235ml soy milk
  • panko breadcrumbs
  • vegetable oil

To serve

  • curried hummus

Before you start

Food processor | Baking tray lined with parchment paper | Mixing bowl | Deep frying pan

Step 1

For the bhaji mix

  • Put the bhaji mixture ingredients in a food processor and whizz them up into a paste

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds crushed
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 red onion finely sliced
  • 1 cup gram flour
  • 1 green chilli diced
  • 2 inches of ginger grated
  • small bunch of coriander
  • 60ml water
  • salt

Step 2

For the onions

  • Cut the onion into slices, push them out into individual rings and put them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 2 white onions - sliced into 1cm thick slices & broken into rings

Step 3

Combine the onions and mix

  • Push the bhaji mixture into the rings (tightly)

Step 4

Freeze

  • Freeze the rings until they’re solid (we left ours overnight)

Step 5

Coating and frying

  • Mix the plain flour and soy milk together in a mixing bowl
  • Dip the frozen rings in the batter
  • Dip the battered rings in panko breadcrumbs
  • Fry them until they’re golden brown and really crispy
  • Let them cool a bit and then serve with a curried hummus dip

Ingredients

  • 70g plain flour
  • 235ml soy milk
  • panko breadcrumbs
  • vegetable oil
  • curried hummus