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Indian Vegetable Pakora
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Indian Vegetable Pakora – Gluten-free version

Crispy Indian pakoras - fried vegetable fritters in a spiced chickpea-flour batter Gluten-free version: Gluten-free flour blend.

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the chickpea flour, flour, turmeric, cumin, ground coriander, chili, salt and black pepper.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Add the beer and mix just until the batter comes together: a few small lumps are fine.
    Whisk
    💡A cold, lightly mixed batter stays light: long mixing develops the gluten in the flour, and the coating comes out tough instead of crisp.
  3. 3
    Add the cauliflower, potato and vegetable to the batter and mix well.
  4. 4
    Heat the oil' in a deep pot' to 180°C (355°F) and drop tsp heaping of the mixture into the oil and fry for 3–4 minutes, until golden.
    ⚙ Deep-fryingStoveSlotted spoonCandy/oil thermometerDeep pot for frying
    💡Keep the oil at 170–180°C (340–355°F): too cold, and the food soaks up oil; too hot, and it browns outside before the inside cooks. Without a thermometer, dip the tip of a wooden spoon in the oil: when medium bubbles form around it right away, the oil is hot enough.
    💡Don't overload the oil: every piece that goes in cools it down. Fry one piece as a test, then the rest in several batches, and transfer to paper towels.
  5. 5
    Transfer to paper towels and serve immediately with Tahini sauce.
    Paper towels
426calories
10 gprotein
34 gcarbs
28 gfat
● protein 10%● carbs 32%● fat 59%

Per serving (323 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Deep pot for frying · Also works: Electric deep fryer (None) · Wok (Less oil, less stable)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Slotted spoon · Also works: Spider strainer (None) · Tongs (For large pieces)
  • Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

🧻 Consumables: Paper towels

Helps, not needed: Candy/oil thermometer

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