Easy onion bhajis (2024)

FAQs

Can I use plain flour instead of gram flour? ›

You can substitute the gram flour for plain/all purpose flour if you would prefer and they would work just as well, but I like the interesting 'nutty' taste of the gram flour.

The onion in this recipe should be sliced very thinly. If it's not you may find that the Onion Bhajis tend to fall apart and not really hold their shape.

Finely sliced onion smothered in a simple, fragrantly spiced batter and fried to crispy perfection. This recipe uses gram flour – which is a flour made from chickpeas. This means they're also naturally gluten free!

You can eat it cold or reheat in the oven. To this day all the pies are still handmade on the original premises in Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire and use the finest ingredients.

The differences come in the ingredients that are deep fried and the spices that are added to the flour. If you're interested in a spicier version that can also include meat, then opt for pakoras. If you want a traditional onion fritter, then bhajis might be best for you.

It also contains fiber, manganese, nutrient B6, potassium, copper. Onion bhajia are very low in calories one more valid justification is to eat it as a guide to weight loss, likewise known to assist with killing microbes that might cause colds and other nasties throughout the cold weather months.

That onion is definitely strange, a hollow center and fewer, thick layers are the sign that something has not gone right when it was growing. Often anomalies are the symptom of the different flies and rusts that can attack onions and other members of the allium family.

borrowed from Hindi, Marathi or Gujarati bhājī "fried greens, greens, vegetables," going back to Middle Indo-Aryan (Prakrit) bhajjiā- "fried vegetables," derivative of bhajjia- "fried," going back to Sanskrit bharjita-, verbal adjective from the root of bhṛjjati "(he/she) roasts"

Bhajia are the Gujarati term whilst pakoreh/pakodeh is used in Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. The term 'bhaji' is very much a Westernised term and not really used in India. In India the term bhaji refers to different forms of curries, not fritters.

Can you eat raw onion bhajis? ›

Onion bhajis can be good. When the batter is light and delicate and they are fried in super hot and clean oil, then put on paper towels to drain a little of the oil and finally eaten still hot. But they are not exactly healthy. These raw onion bhajis are a great alternative.

To reheat onion bhaji in the air fryer – air fry for 5 minutes at 180C. You can also place them in the oven to revive them or in the microwave. I do not recommend freezing onion bhaji as they will loose their texture however you can do so.

Graham Flour Substitute

The best substitute for graham flour is unbleached, unrefined whole wheat flour. If possible, look for unsifted whole wheat flour. Alternatively, use a mixture of 2:1 white flour and wheat bran along with one to two teaspoons of wheat germ per cup.

If you are allergic to gram flour, you may use wheat flour. But the texture will be very different. Rice flour is more commonly used in South India for pakora. It gives a great crunch and helps to reduce the pakora from soaking up oil.

Almond flour and coconut flour are both good keto alternatives to chickpea flour. Due to its high absorbency, you'll need less coconut flour than chickpea flour. Start by substituting ¼ to ⅓ cup of coconut flour for every 1 cup of chickpea flour.

Gram flour, also called besan, garbanzo flour, or chickpea flour, is made from ground chickpeas, which are naturally gluten-free. Chickpeas also have many names, including garbanzo beans, garbanzo, gram, Bengal gram, Egyptian pea, cici beans, chi chi beans and cece beans.