Name: Onion & butternut bhajis with rotis, mango raita & mint salad
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Makes about 20 bhajis or 10 wraps
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10 rotis sprinkled with water, wrapped in baking parchment and warmed in a low oven (or following pack instructions); 3 Little Gem lettuces shredded; ¼ cucumber thinly sliced; small bunch mint leaves picked; ½ lemon; 3 tbsp korma paste; 200g chickpea flour or plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tbsp garam masala; 1 tsp turmeric; 2 medium onions finely sliced; 250g butternut squash peeled and coarsely grated; vegetable oil for frying; 250g natural yogurt; 85g mango chutney; 1 tsp toasted cumin seed

Onion & butternut bhajis with rotis, mango raita & mint salad

10 rotis
sprinkled with water, wrapped in baking parchment and warmed in a low oven (or following pack instructions)
3 Little Gem lettuces
shredded
¼ cucumber
thinly sliced
small bunch mint
leaves picked
½ lemon

For the bhajis

3 tbsp korma paste
200g chickpea flour or plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric
2 medium onions
finely sliced
250g butternut squash
peeled and coarsely grated
vegetable oil
for frying

For the mango raita

Method

step 1
For the bhajis, mix the korma paste with 250ml cold water. Mix the flour, baking powder and spices in a large bowl, then pour in the water and mix to a thick batter. Stir in the onions and butternut squash.
step 2
Mix the raita ingredients, warm the rotis and toss together the lettuce, cucumber and mint leaves – dress with some lemon juice.
step 3
Heat about 5cm of oil in a big wok or deep pan. Add a drop of the batter – when it rises to the surface, bubbling and browning, then the oil is hot enough.
step 4
Add heaped tbsps of the bhaji mixture to the oil, a few at a time, and cook for a few mins, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crispy – this should take about 5-6 mins. Lift out onto kitchen paper, sprinkle with a little salt and keep warm in a low oven while you cook the rest.
step 5
Assemble rotis with a few bhajis, a handful of mint salad and a dollop of mango raita, then roll up and eat.