These vegetable curry fritters are pan fried then baked in a moderately hot oven until crisp and golden.
For a more healthful fritter skip the frying pan and just bake them.
Place the pan fried fritters on a baking sheet or baking paper.
Smother them with your favourite sauce for extra flavour and deliciousness.
Serve them with a leafy green salad and your favourite salad additions.
EQUIPMENT Medium size mixing bowl, fry pan, baking sheet pan
RECIPE
VEGETABLE FILLING
110g brown onion, finely diced
145g carrot, grated
225g zucchini, grated
100g fresh mung bean sprouts
A sprinkling of vegeta seasoning or salt
METHOD
*Heat a non stick pan to medium heat.
*Add finely diced onion and cook a few minutes.
*Add grated carrot and zucchini and lightly season with vegeta seasoning or a pinch of salt
cook until vegetables are soft and wilted a few minutes. Stir in mung beans, set aside.
SAVOURY BATTER
1/2 cup besan or chickpea flour
1/4 cup cornflour
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoon chickpea miso (optional)
1 tablespoon dry chives
1 good pinch of salt (if miso is not being added increase the amount of salt)
1/3 cup filtered water
METHOD
*Into a bowl add all the ingredients except the water.
*Combine the flours and powders until throughly mixed.
*Slowly add the water to the flour mixture while stirring, to prevent batter becoming lumpy.
*Set batter aside to rest for at least 5 minutes.
*Spoon the vegetable filling into the batter and give it a gentle stir.
*Heat up a non stick fry pan on medium heat
* Add a little oil to the pan
*When pan is nicely heated drop tablespoonfuls of the vegetable batter in the pan.
*Brown nicely on both sides, then remove and set aside.
*Continue until all the mixture is done.
*Take cooked fritters and place on an oven tray.
*Place tray in the oven and finish off cooking for another 20 minutes, at 180 degrees Celsius.
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