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Oven Baked Onion Bhaji

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Ingredients
  

  • 500 g of onion halved and sliced, 17.5oz
  • pinch of garlic powder
  • pinch of ginger
  • pinch of turmeric
  • 1/4 cup of canned chickpeas drained
  • 1/3 cup of sweet potato ,grated
  • leave salt to season optional - out for little ones
  • 1 tsp of ajwain seeds if you can't get these use cumin seeds
  • 1 egg
  • olive oil spray
  • ½ cup of yogurt
  • bunch of fresh mint finely chopped
  • juice of half a lemon
  • 1 tsp of maple syrup
  • tablespoon of ghee or oil of choice

Instructions
 

  • Add ghee to a frying pan over a medium heat with oil. Add onion
  • Fry until lightly golden (this will take about 10 mins, don't be tempted to turn heat up, or you will burn onions)
  • Add the garlic, ginger and turmeric and fry for another minute
  • Remove from heat and set aside to cool
  • Preheat oven to 200c or 400f (gas mark 4)
  • Add the chickpeas to a mini food processor with the egg and pulse till smooth.
  • Add this to a bowl with the grated sweet potato, onion, ajwain seeds
  • Mix to combine
  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper and spoon 8 equals sized amounts of the mix onto the tray.
  • Spray over the top with top with olive oil spray and bake in the oven for 30 mins, till golden.
  • Mix together the yogurt, mint, lemon juice and maple syrup and serve this on the side.