Red onion & chilli bhajis with mint & garlic raita

Ingredients

• 2  onions red
• 100 g bob's mill garbanzo bean flour (gram flour)
• 0.5 tsp double-acting baking powder 
• 2 tsp curry paste 
• 1  chilli green red deseeded finely chopped
• 12 servings vegetable oil for frying
• 150 g natural yogurt 
• 2 tbsp mint leaves chopped
• 1 small garlic clove crushed

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• wok

Directions

1. Finely chop one onion and thinly slice the other. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl.
2. Add the curry paste or powder, chopped chilli and a good sprinkling of salt.
3. Add about 150ml of cold water to make a thick batter. Stir in the chopped and sliced onions until they are well coated.
4. Mix together the raita ingredients with a little salt and pepper, then spoon into a small bowl.
5. Heat about 5cm of oil in a wok or deep pan.
6. Add a tiny speck of batter, if it rises to the surface surrounded by bubbles and starts to brown, then the oil is hot enough.
7. Add heaped tbsps of onion mix to the pan, a few at a time, and cook for a few mins, turning once, until they are evenly browned and crisp, about 3-4 mins.
8. Drain on kitchen paper, sprinkle with a little salt and keep warm while you cook the remaining bhajis.
9. Serve with the raita.