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Delicious and gluten-free.

Ingredients

• 3 oz gram flour
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp mixed spice
• 4 tbps water
• 4 oz grated onion
• 4 oz grated potato
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 5 tbsp oil
• Kitchen roll

Method

1. Mix together the dry ingredients
2. Add the water to the dry ingredients and mix to a smooth batter
3. Stir the grated onion and potato into the batter
4. Stir in the sliced onion
5. Heat the oil
6. Gently drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil
7. Flip each bhajji over when the bottom side becomes golden brown
8. Once both sides of the bhajji are brown, remove it from the oil and place it on kitchen roll to soak off some of the oil

Result

Approximately 8 onion bhajjis (depending on how large you make them).

My Co-Habiting Partner (CHiP) is a fan of Super Noodles and every so often, green with envy at the ease with which he’s able to speedily majyk up a hot, tasty (each to their own) snack , I try to create a gluten-free version.  Today’s went like this:

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped however you like
• 1 tsp butter
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp garlic granules
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp coarse ground pepper
• salt
• 1/4 pt boiling water
• 1 portion rice noodles (uncooked)
• 1 olive oil
• 3 cardamon pods

Method

Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat and add the onion.  Stir until the onion has softened to your liking.  Add the turmeric, curry powder, ginger, pepper, garlic granules, tomato puree and vinegar and stir together.  Add the water, oil, cardamom pods and noodles.  Stir briefly to mix everything together and prevent the noodles sticking together. Turn up the heat to bring the concoction to the boil. Once it’s boiling turn the heat back down again so that it simply simmers and keep it simmering until the noodles are cooked and the sauce has reduced to a consistency you’re happy with.  Remove from the heat, pour into a dish and serve.

Result

Tasty :)

Update: Note to self – try adding banana and currant and/or raisins next time.