I never can get the spices quite right when making bhajees, I have a recipe for oven baked bhajees which come out a lovely texture but I am not happy with the spices, just a bit to bland and having tried messing around with quantities and adding different spices can’t seem to get it right.

What spices would you use?
If you have a very easy recipe feel free to share that too

Thank you
sarie

I usually grind up coriander seeds, cumin and fenugreek, then add in some garam masala and a bit of chilli powder. I don’t really follow any recipe, but these are the standard spices I use when making an Indian recipe. I don’t even know why I use fenugreek but my mum always uses it in cooking so I chuck it in anyway (my parents are Sri Lankan)

Happy to share this one with you - also done in the oven so not deep fried. Love these, the blend of spices works great.

http://jeenaskitchen.blogspot.com/2007/12/onion-bhaji-recipe.html

Have to say I don’t always use buckwheat flour if I haven’t got any, use gram flour or imrovise with other flours in cupboard

lorraineSE22 - 01 December 2009 11:29 AM

I usually grind up coriander seeds, cumin and fenugreek, then add in some garam masala and a bit of chilli powder. I don’t really follow any recipe, but these are the standard spices I use when making an Indian recipe. I don’t even know why I use fenugreek but my mum always uses it in cooking so I chuck it in anyway (my parents are Sri Lankan)

Sounds lovely, must try these some time

I’d probably add curry leaves to the bhajees too, these are widely used in Sri Lankan cooking and give a really lovely flavour which makes it taste quite different to (north) Indian food

I’m very lucky, in that, my favourite restaurant also produces some spice pastes for sale in the open market.

http://www.mr-hudas.co.uk/recipes.html

Highly recommended (even if it’s a cheat )

Thank you ladies, some lovely ideas

Not cheating at all Shell, they look lovely.
sarie