This is a twist on the onion bhaji you get at your local curry house – great with the soured cream dressing!
Put the flours and ground spices in a bowl and slowly pour in 250ml water. Stir with a wooden spoon or a whisk to make a bright yellow batter. Add the salt, then put to one side.
Cut the cucumber into long ribbons with a speed peeler and keep to one side. To make a dressing, mix the soured cream with the coriander and the juice of 1 of the lemons. Add a splash of olive oil, season, and put to one side.
Cut the leek, carrots, spring onions and red onions into thin strips - try to get them the size of long matchsticks. Mix with the chillies and the ginger.
Pour the oil into a large non-stick frying pan and heat until very hot. Mix the vegetables, a little at a time, with some of the batter. Add a pinch of mustard seeds and scoop out a tablespoon of the coated vegetables. Press flat with the back of a fork and carefully drop into the hot oil. Repeat with the remaining vegetables - you may have to fry the bhajis in batches. Move them around a little in the hot oil (with a pair of tongs) to make sure they aren't sticking together. Fry for a minute or so on each side until crispy, then drain on kitchen paper. Place some rocket and cucumber ribbons on individual plates, drizzle with the soured cream dressing and top with 2 or 3 bhajis. Serve with the lemon wedges.
ingredients
• 75g chickpea flour
• 75g plain four
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika or chili powder
• 1/2 level teaspoon of salt
• 1 small cucumber
• 50ml soured cream
a small bunch of fresh coriander, leaves chopped
• 2 lemons, 1 cut into wedges
• olive oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 leek
• 2 carrots
• 3 spring onions, trimmed
• 2 red onions
• 2 fresh red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
• 2.5cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 150ml vegetable oil
mustard seeds
• 100g rocket, washed and spun dry
tried this recipe or a similar one? share your tips...
1. by teresa cochrane on Thu 09 Jul 2009 @ 11:31
watched an older tv program on sky,think jamie just a young thing.making indian ,watched as he made large flat veg bahji.need reciepe as it looked delish!!!
2. by Rachel on Mon 22 Dec 2008 @ 21:54
Guys, both the Chicken and Tomato salads are from Jamie at home which I am pretty certain is still available on Channel 4 on demand and theres quite a lot knocking aroung youtube as well
3. by amiable on Wed 14 May 2008 @ 12:05
hi,jamie once u made salad with different colors of tomatoes i completely forgot the name of that plzzzzzzzzzzzz help me out.i realy want to make it
gud luck
4. by Joan Mentha on Sun 11 May 2008 @ 04:59
Looking for Jamie'.s recipe for BEAUTIFUL BORSCHT. Can you help?
5. by velicious on Sat 10 May 2008 @ 10:25
I would love a Jamie At home!! i love to cook all these yummy recipies but the cleaning up really sux!!!
6. by ANDIE on Fri 09 May 2008 @ 00:21
i have got a heap of tomatos,,,saw your dish on them on the show..cant remember..would like the recipe please..or something else i can do with them maybe a soup.
7. by doris on Thu 08 May 2008 @ 18:40
You should have put the chick pea salad up there-its delicious, wheres it gone???
8. by Fuz on Sun 16 Dec 2007 @ 02:43
I make vegetable bhajis (pakoras) all the time, so will definitely try this out next time - sounds and looks yummy!
9. by Paritosh on Thu 27 Sep 2007 @ 16:40
well this is gr8 but cause im Used to eatin 'bhajias' as they r n the original is the best...i also saw this tomato n herb drink on the show n havent been able 2 find it on this site...any help???
10. by Karen on Fri 24 Aug 2007 @ 20:00
I too can't find the 'Proper Chicken Caesar salad' receipe anywhere. I've even bought the chicken legs! Help!
11. by Lynda Chantler on Tue 21 Aug 2007 @ 20:06
I have watched R & J last week and this week and love Jamies recipes of both weeks but can't find them on R & J's web page. Can you help both were warm salads? What book are they from Lynda
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watched an older tv program on sky,think jamie just a young thing.making indian ,watched as he made large flat veg bahji.need reciepe as it looked delish!!!
Guys, both the Chicken and Tomato salads are from Jamie at home which I am pretty certain is still available on Channel 4 on demand and theres quite a lot knocking aroung youtube as well
hi,jamie once u made salad with different colors of tomatoes i completely forgot the name of that plzzzzzzzzzzzz help me out.i realy want to make it
gud luck
Looking for Jamie'.s recipe for BEAUTIFUL BORSCHT. Can you help?
I would love a Jamie At home!! i love to cook all these yummy recipies but the cleaning up really sux!!!
i have got a heap of tomatos,,,saw your dish on them on the show..cant remember..would like the recipe please..or something else i can do with them maybe a soup.
You should have put the chick pea salad up there-its delicious, wheres it gone???
I make vegetable bhajis (pakoras) all the time, so will definitely try this out next time - sounds and looks yummy!
well this is gr8 but cause im Used to eatin 'bhajias' as they r n the original is the best...i also saw this tomato n herb drink on the show n havent been able 2 find it on this site...any help???
I too can't find the 'Proper Chicken Caesar salad' receipe anywhere. I've even bought the chicken legs! Help!
I have watched R & J last week and this week and love Jamies recipes of both weeks but can't find them on R & J's web page. Can you help both were warm salads? What book are they from Lynda