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« Onion Bhaji » (onion fritters)


Ingredients for 4 people :
 
• 2 yellow or red onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 bunch of fresh coriander or fresh parsley
• ½ tsp. cumin seed
• ¼ tsp. to c. powdered red pepper (optional)
• ½ tsp. to c. garam massala (optional)
• 2 tsp. to c. turmeric
• 2 tsp. to c. curry
• 100g of wheat flour (for gluten-free: 100g of buckwheat or millet or chickpeas flour)
• A little salt and pepper to your taste
 
Preparation time: 15 ’
 
Cooking time: A few minutes
 
Preparation:
 
1. Two large onions, peeled and cut into 3 mm slices
2. Peel the garlic cloves and cut them into pieces (thin)
3. Place the onions and garlic in a bowl and salt them to bring out the water
4. Finely chop the bunch of herbs (coriander or parsley) that you place with the onions and garlic.
5. Let sit 30 ’so that the onion juice comes out
6. Add, spices, flour gradually, more or less, so that the onions stick together. With the fingertips, mix all the ingredients, if necessary add a little water.
7. In a saucepan or fryer, heat the oil (coconut or rapeseed Holl, sunflower HO (frying oils)) to 180 ° no more …
8. Take a large tablespoon of the preparation and form a ball which you place in the hot oil. Make sure these balls do not touch, especially at the beginning of the cooking. Turn them over regularly so that they are well colored.
9. Place them on absorbent paper, they are ready to eat.
 
Note:
You can prepare them the day before for the next day. To reheat them, place them for 7 to 8 ’in an oven preheated to 180 ° (thermostat 6/7). Let them cool for a few minutes so that the “Bhajis Onions” regain there “crispness”.
 
“Onions Bhajis” by Ranesh, Blue Elephant Restaurant, Mahābalipuram – India
 
 
Serve with cucumber sauce (Raïta) see recipe. It is a popular entry in India. The spice dosage can vary depending on your preferences. We can of course, modify the mixture of spices according to our desires. Frying is traditional, but baking is also possible (preheat the oven to 220° C (thermostat 7/8) and bake between for 15 to 20’, it is lighter, the choice is yours !
 
Om Shanti
 
JC
 

Yoga alternate teacher, Alice Haumont, training

 

Trained in dance (classical and contemporary) in my childhood, graduate and researcher in Philosophy (Free University of Brussels, 1994-2004), I found in the practice of Ashtanga Yoga the meeting point of these two passions.

This discovery of Ashtanga Yoga constitutes for me a true discipline as well as a deep tool of self-knowledge. This led me to undertake the training of a teacher taught by Jean-Claude Garnier, of whom I have been faithful to the teaching for several years.

“Simply be present with your own shifting energies
and with unpredictability of life as it unfolds.”

K. Pattabhi Jois.

Contact information :

 

 

Daphne hotel in Mahabalipuram

“The traveller must knock on all doors before reaching his own.”
Rabindranath Tagore

A stay in one of the hotels owned by Ramesh, a friend for a very long time (over 20 years), is to ensure a good organization and a very clean room. If it can help you, he will do so with great pleasure.

He has four hotels all well located :

 

  • Daphne Hotel, the favorite of many (s) yogi and yogini (s) green and flowery, very clean and quiet patio.
    Prices : between 600 and 3000 Rs
    17, Ottavadai Cross Street. Mahābalipuram
    Telephone: +91 94441 84060

  • Hotel Blue elephant, at the top of the restore of the same name, where are served on delicious Indian cuisine (in front of the very famous Moonrakers Restaurant). We have a soft spot for the top with terrace and quiet rooms.  
    Prix :  600 Rs
    39, Othavadai Street, Mahabalipuram,
    Telephone:
    +91 94444 53772

3   Hotel Daphne beach 

Facing the ocean……. all rooms have a terrace, the wind blowing from the ocean is rather nice .

On the long sandy beach, boats and fishing nets are aligned… in the distance, the Sea Shore Temple, built at the end of the beach, defies time, the ocean and spray. Built in the 7th century, is one of the oldest temples in South India.

Téléphone : +91 9444453772
603 104 Tamil Nadu – Inde
Téléphone : (0091) 411 42 42 811

4  Meya Beach Walk Hotel

Kings Nagar, East Coast Road – coming from Mahabalipuram, turn right after the Indian Oil Petrol Station, 603104 Mahabalipuram, India

Maya Beach Walk Hotel, was established in 2017, it is located 3 minutes’ walk from the beach.
The hotel has a sun terrace and views of the sea.

Free private parking is available on site.Every room at this hotel is air conditioned and is equipped with a flat-screen TV with cable channels. Some rooms have a seating area where you can relax. Rooms include a private bathroom with a shower and toilet.

The reception is open 24 hours a day
Hot water 24 hours a day.

Each room has a terrace equipped with a seating area. 
Choice of either double or twin room

On the terrace is the BHAKAYA BEACH VIEW restaurant, overlooking the beach where you can dine al fresco.

The hotel also offers bike hire.

5  Hotel Alice Paradise

Every room at this hotel is air conditioned and is equipped with a flat-screen TV with cable channels. All rooms have a seating area where you can relax. Rooms include a private bathroom with a shower and toilet.

The reception is open 24 hours a day
Hot water 24 hours a day.

Each room has a terrace equipped with a seating area.

The hotel also offers bike hire.

Price : 2450 rs

Site web : http://moonrakersrestaurant.com
Email :     hoteldaphne1@yahoo.com