Here's a post I put on the dark side!!!!

Been looking on here for a while now as the other side has gone quiet and I know what you lot are like but it's my attempt to create spiced oil and I think it works well!!!

Rational was - if bhajii's are simpley fried, oil heated and reheated then do the same but without cooking the bhajii's - if that make scene!!

Method:-

1 ltr of veg oil
2 medium sized brown onion - chopped into 1/4s
2'' ginger - sliced unpeeled
4 garlic cloves
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
6 green cardamoms - cracked
1 black cardamom - cracked
3 Indian bay leafs
2 sticks of cassia bark
2 pepper corns
2 cloves

Simply add all the ingredients to a heavy based pot, raise temperature and fry for 60 mins until everything starts caramelised and goes black. (I'm using a Rayburn so you will need to adjust timings to suit)

After everything has caramelised transfer to cool side of Rayburn and leave for as long as you like ? usually overnight - if no Rayburn/Aga then allow to cool

Next day - sieve the oil and discard the ingredients - everything should be completely crispy

Return the oil to the pan and complete the entire process again using exactly the same new ingredients again - then sieve through a fine mesh stainless colander

I?m storing it in the fridge and topping up with skimmed oil from the base.

To ensure you end up with clean filtered oil only use whole spices; not powder.

Getting some good results with it