My air fryer onion bhaji recipe is a thing of great beauty, it is simply an onion fritter made from a spiced batter and they taste fantastic.
I like to cook these in an air fryer as maintaining a clean deep fat fryer is a chore, but I have instructions for frying too.
- prep time: 10 MINUTES
- cook time: 16 MINUTES
- total time: 26 MINUTES
Ingredients
- 100g (⅔ Cup) Onion
- 45g (½ Cup) Gram Flour
- 15g (1½ Tbsp) Rice Flour
- ½ Tsp Turmeric
- ½ Tsp Cumin Seeds
- ½ Tsp Mustard Seeds
- ½ Tsp Onion Seeds
- ¼ Tsp Salt
- ¼ Tsp Brown Sugar
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Grated Ginger
- 1 Tbsp Ghee
- 10g (¼ Cup) Chives
- 100ml (⅓ Cup + 1 Tbsp) Water
- Oil Spray
Instructions
- Melt the ghee over a low heat.
- Mix the dry ingredients.
- Mash the garlic clove, grate the ginger, snip the chives and add them to the dry ingredients.
- Pour in the melted ghee and the water.
- Top and tail a small-medium onion and remove the skin, cut it in half and finely slice from the top to bottom and add it to the bowl, then stir to combine.
- Spray the air fryer basket with oil.
- Wet your hands and form into 4 fairly loosely formed ‘balls’.
- Place the balls in the air fryer, spray them with oil spray and then cook for 12 minutes at 180°C or 350°F.
- After 12 minutes increase the temperature to 200°C or 400°F respray with oil and cook for a further 4 minutes.
To Deep Fry
Follow my instructions to point 6.
- Drop into hot oil at 180°C or 350°F and cook for 4-6 minutes, flipping over halfway through.
- Transfer to a piece of kitchen paper and allow to cool a little before serving.
Nutrition Information:
YIELD:
2
SERVING SIZE:
2
Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 143TOTAL FAT:4gSATURATED FAT: 2gTRANS FAT: 0gUNSATURATED FAT: 2gCHOLESTEROL: 8mgSODIUM:297mgCARBOHYDRATES: 24gFIBER: 2gSUGAR:2gPROTEIN: 3g
