Easy Onion Bhajis in Air Fryer

Ingredients

• 2 large onions (thinly sliced)
• 150 g flour
• 1/2 green chilli (deseeded and thinly sliced)
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/3 tsp lazy chilli or chilli flakes
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 3-4 spring onions (thinly sliced (optional))
• 1/2 cucumber (chopped)
• 2 handfuls fresh mint (finely chopped)
• 150 ml greek or vegan greek yogurt
• 1/2 fresh lemon (juiced and zested (optional))
• good pinch salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Soak the sliced onion in cold water for 10 minutes.In the meantime, prepare the batter: mix the dry ingredients (sifting the flour in will make the batter smoother).

2. 2

   Add about 100ml cold water slowly, mixing he batter continuously with a whisker, so everything is evenly distributed. If it's too stiff, add some more water. If it's too watery, add some more flour and teeny bit more salt.

3. 3

   Preheat your air fryer to 175C.

4. 4

   Fry them for 10 -15 minutes on 175C then turn the heat up to for the last 5 minutes or so to 200C so they get a bit crispy on the outside.

5. 5

   Prepare the raita: peel and chop the cucumber to small pieces, finely chop the fresh mint and mix with the yogurt and add the lemon juice and zest.

6. 6

   Serve the onion bhajis immediately. Enjoy!