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Deep-fried courgette flowers and onion bhaji with a sweetcorn salsa
Photo: Dragne Marius

Deep-fried courgette flowers and onion bhaji with a sweetcorn salsa

19 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Make a tasty snack or starter from seasonal courgette flowers, battered and fried, served with easy onion bhajis and a spicy salsa dip.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

778
Calories
22g
Protein
17g
Fat
134g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 14 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Sweetcorn not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • , for deep frying vegetable oil
  • 100g/3½oz cornflour
  • pinch salt
  • 150ml/5½fl oz sparkling water
  • 8 courgette flowers
  • 125g/4½oz white onion
  • 35g/1¼oz chickpea flour
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • ½ green chilli
  • pinch salt
  • pinch red chilli powder
  • pinch turmeric
  • 150g/5½oz sweetcorn
  • ½ red onion
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh mint
  • 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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