Ingredients

• vegetable oil
• for deep frying
• 100g/3½oz cornflour
• pinch salt
• 150ml/5½fl oz sparkling water
• 8 courgette flowers
• 125g/4½oz white onion
• chopped
• 35g/1¼oz gramflour
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• toasted and ground
• ½ green chilli
• seeds removed
• finely chopped
• pinch salt
• pinch red chilli powder
• pinch turmeric
• 150g/5½oz sweetcorn
• blanched
• griddled and kernels removed
• ½ red onion
• finely chopped
• 1 green chilli
• finely chopped
• 1 lime
• juice only
• 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh mint leaves
• 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander leaves
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

• For the deep-fried courgette flowers
• heat the vegetable oil in a deep-fat fryer
• or fill a large
• deep
• heavy-based pan two-thirds full with vegetable oil. Heat the oil to 190C/375F (use a probe thermometer to check the temperature if you're not using a deep-fat fryer). (CAUTION: Hot oil can be dangerous. Don't leave unattended)
• Mix the cornflour and salt in a bowl. Whisk in enough sparkling water to form a smooth batter (you may not need all the water).
• Dip the courgette flowers into the batter and place in the deep-fat fryer
• taking care not to overcrowd the fryer (you may need to do this in batches). Fry for two minutes. Once cooked
• carefully remove from the oil using a slotted spoon and drain on a plate lined with kitchen paper. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the onion bhaji
• mix the onions
• gram flour
• ground coriander seeds and green chilli together with enough water to bind into a thick batter mixture. Add the salt
• chilli powder and turmeric and mix thoroughly.
• Gently drop a little of the bhaji mixture into the hot oil or deep-fat fryer to test it's hot enough.
• When ready
• place golf-ball sized amounts of the mixture into the oil. Fry until golden-brown.
• Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.
• For the sweetcorn salsa
• place all of the salsa ingredients into a large bowl and mix to combine. Season
• to taste
• with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• To serve
• place the deep-fried courgette flowers and onion bhajis on a serving plate with the sweetcorn salsa alongside.