Publised on 18/12/2018 by Richard. Last Updated on 13/10/2022 by Richard.
I’ll keep this brief, My husband just said this was the best dinner I’ve ever made (he says that lots but this time he had a tear in his eye). This BEETROOT DAL with ONION BHAJJI is a game changer! You’ll love it!
Makes three good portions of dal and around 15 bhajji.
Beetroot Dal with Onion Bhajji
Ingredients
For the Dal
- 3 small beets (scrubbed)
- 70 g moong dal lentils (dried)
- 4 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ¼ teaspoon black mustard seeds
- ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
- ¼ teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 medium red onion (chopped finely)
- ½ green chilli (deseeded and chopped)
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- ⅛ teaspoon chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon cumin (ground)
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- ⅛ teaspoon turmeric
- pinch maldon salt
- 300 ml vegan stock
- 2 teaspoon lime juice
For the Bhajji
- 2 large onions (halved and then sliced thinly, ideally with a mandolin)
- 110 g chickpea flower
- 40 g rice flour
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 16 tablespoon water
- 1 litre of vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
To Make the Dal
- In a saucepan, add the moong dal and bring to the boil over a medium heat. leave to boil for around 20-30 minutes or until soft and cooked through. Set aside.
- Put the beets in a small saucepan of boiling water over a medium heat.
- Boil for around 15-20 minutes or until a knife can be inserted into the beet very easily.
- Once boiled, remove the beets and put them into a bowl of cold water to cool them down.
- Once cooled, peel the beets and grate them finely. Set them aside.
- In a large saucepan, add the oil. Place over medium high heat and add the seeds. Toast gently for a minute until the mustard seeds start to pop then immediately add the onion and garlic. Fry for a few minutes until the onion is turning translucent. Add the chilli, fry for a minute.
- Add the grated beetroot and stir. Add the spices the salt and the lentils, along with the stock.
- Cover and let simmer for around 10 minutes or until the sauce is nice and thick. Right before serving, stir in the lime juice.
To Make the Bhajji
- Place a large saucepan on the hob over medium heat. Bring the oil to around 180c or until a pinch of chickpea flour bubbles gently.
- Mix together the flours and the spices and salt. Toss the sliced onions in the flour mix and start adding water a few tablespoons at a time until the batter forms.
- Once the oil is to temperature, pick up around 2tbsp of onion bhajji mix with two forks and lower gently into the oil. Fry for around a minute in total, flipping half way through. Remove the bhajji and rest on kitchen towel momentarily while you fry the rest of the mix. Serve a few bhajji on top of the dal with some rice on the side.
Nutrition
Serving: 1grams
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