Recipe Notes

BLOOMING ONION

Lets see how to make a blooming onion

Blooming onion is an onion, cut into a flower, egg washed, dipped in flour and deep fried

We will see how to make an Indian version of a blooming onion

We will be using bengal gram flour batter here.

Take a full onion

Cut off the top root part of the onion. Cut a little off the bottom also

Peel an wash the onion

Flip the onion, so that the 'root' part is on top and make cuts in the knife from top and bottom

Make the onion into 4 parts and put 2 more intermediate cuts between each part

Remove the inner middle part and separate the flowers

To a mixing bowl, add 1 cup bengal gram flour, 1/2 cup rice flour, 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, a pinch of soda, a pinch of turmeric powder, powder of 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds and 1/4 teaspoon ajowan and mix

Any other spices also could be added if desired

Add water to the mixture and make it into a batter

Don't make it too runny or else it wont stick to the onion

Dip the prepared onion into the batter and place the onions on a spoon

Adjust the petals and place this onion into hot oil

Fry on low-medium flame

Flip after a couple on minutes

Flip and fry till the onion turns brown

Serve hot!