The best healthy baked onion bhajis
A deliciously healthy onion bhaji, using sweet potato to make a healthy and tasty batter
20 mins
45 mins
42 kcal
20 mins
45 min
42 kcal each
SERVES
4
DIFFICULTY
EASY
SERVES
4
Difficulty
EASY
Main image credit: Chris Terry
sweet potato baked onion bhajis
Soft, sweet onions are encased in a light, Indian-inspired, spiced sweet potato batter, then baked in the oven to reduce the amount of oil that would be needed if you were deep frying them.
The oven baking also gives them a satisfying crunch on the outside. Serve these alongside a curry or a dhal, or simply have them as a delicious healthy snack.
These are one of the most popular recipes on The Slimming Foodie blog, and are also on p.169 of my first cookbook.
Try these served with Beef Madras, Chicken tikka masala, Firecracker prawn curry or skinny chicken balti.
how do these work on Slimming World?
These are actually syn-free if you are following Slimming World! They really just consist of super healthy sweet potato, onion and spices, and by using low-calorie cooking spray (which I always find works brilliantly with baked snacks like this), you are barely using any oil at all.
what can i serve these with?
These sweet potato onion bhajis go really well alongside any curry, or can make up part of a fakeaway feast! I also think that these are delicious cold, and if I have any leftovers then I keep them in the fridge to snack on.
Here are some of the most popular curries on the blog which are perfect to serve these with:
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The best healthy baked onion bhajis
Ingredients
- 4 onions peeled and thinly sliced
- Low calorie cooking spray
- 2 small sweet potatoes pricked and microwaved for 7 minutes
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180c
- Fry the onions gently in low-calorie cooking spray for about 10 minutes, until soft and golden. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Scoop the flesh out of the cooked sweet potatoes into a bowl and mash with a fork.
- Add the egg, spices and salt to the sweet potato, using the fork to combine thoroughly to make a batter. Stir in the cooled fried onions until thoroughly coated.
- Line a baking tray with baking parchment and use your hands to shape bhajis out of the mixture (this should make about 12)
- Spray thoroughly with cooking spray and bake for 45 minutes until golden and crisp.
These are an absolute game-changer!