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Asparagus & Onion Bhaji

Asparagus & Onion Bhaji

The foundation of last nights meal were some Chicken Thighs. We had some DIY Curry sauce in the freezer, some DIY Gluten free Naan bread and some discounted Asparagus which was starting to go a bit bendy.

Asparagus & Onion Bhaji? Well it might not be exactly traditional, do we look like we care?

Ingredients:-

Gram Flour
Hot ground Chilli
Ground Cloves
Garlic Salt
Baking Powder
Turmeric

Method:-

(1) Chop your Onions and Asparagus roughly.
(2) Heat a fryer to 170c.
(3) Mix the dry ingredients with just enough water to make a stiff batter and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
(4) Mix the Asparagus & Onion into the batter and add a little extra Gram Flour if the mixture doesn’t seem to be firm enough.
(5) Spoon large two dollops into the hot Oil and shake to free from the basket.
(6) Fry until just browned in botches initially and drain on kitchen paper.
(7) Fly in batches until you’ve run out of mixture.
(8) Re-fry when you are ready to serve, until the Bhaji are crisp but not too browned.

We had a very small amount of Gram Flour left so instead of keeping it I made a sizeable batch. The leftovers are in the freezer for the next Curry night. No we didn’t eat them all in one sitting!

 

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A Shoulder of Lamb for a little over £5? Oh man yes!

Ingredients:-

Shoulder of Lamb
½ Tbsp of dried Oregano
2 Bay Leaves, ground
½ a Bulb of Garlic, divided
2 Large Potatoes, cut into wedges
1 Onion, cut into wedges
2 Tomatoes, chopped
1 Cinnamon stick
Juice of a Lemon
250ml of White Wine
A drizzle of Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Place the Lamb in a dish and drizzle the Oil over.
(2) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Sprinkle over the Oregano and Bay Leaves.
(4) Peal 2 Garlic cloves and slice into small pieces.
(5) Make slits in the Lamb and insert the Garlic.
(6) Rub the Oil and Herbs into the Lamb, cover and place in the fridge overnight.
(7) Remove the Lamb 30 minutes before cook and preheat the oven to 160c.
(8) Line a large roasting tin with cooking Parchment.
(9) Roughly crush the remaining unpeeled Garlic and add to the roasting tin with the Potatoes, Onions, Tomatoes and Cinnamon.
(10) Place the Lamb over the top and pour over its’ marinade.
(11) Squeeze over the Lemon Juice and pour the Wine in the bottom of the roasting tin.
(12) Wet another piece of cooking Parchment under the tap.
(13) Lay over the top and crimp all the edges.
(14) Cook at 160c for 4 to 4 ½ hours until the Lamb is tender.
(15) Service with roasted vegetables and drizzle the juice from the tin over.

Lamb is a rare treat for us. This was outstanding!


 

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