Friday Fungus: mushroom bhajis from Bingley!

Absolutely nothing to do with the picture above (which is of some very nice looking oyster mushrooms which we ate fried gently with shallots, fresh thyme and served with fresh Italian bread) but Samsa's stall in Bingley Market has started selling mushroom bhajis - and they're lovely.

Essentially this healthy dish is just battered deep fried portobello mushrooms - using the bhaji spiced batter mix. Making this is pretty simple - make batter and mix in some diluted masala paste (or your own eclectic mix of spices). Dip mushrooms in the batter and deep fry. Drop the mushrooms in gills downwards to seal the batter then turn almost immediately to put the gills upwards. This stops the mushroom juices leaking out into the hot fat.

Enjoy!

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