Cabbage and Carrot Fritters

Mixed vegetable deep-fried fritters are a monsoon delicacy all over India. And they are the inspiration for me to make these fritters. These fritters are crispy, delicious, moreish, and healthy. They are also vegan.

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American, Indian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: Easy Recipes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 30

Servings: Servings

Calories: 110kcal

Author: Aayushi Patel

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
Frying Pan

Ingredients

1 Cup Carrots Thickly Shredded
1 Cup Cabbage Finely Sliced
2 tbsp Cilantro Finely Chopped
1 Thai Green Chili Finely Chopped
1/4 Cup Semolina
2 Tbsp Chickpea Flour
2 Tbsp Almond Flour
1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
1.5 Tsp Coriander Powder
1/4 Tsp Turmeric
2 Tsp Nutritional Yeast Optional
1 Tsp Salt
1-2 tbsp Water If Needed
5 Tbsp Oil For Frying

Instructions

Roast the chickpea flour.

Add 2 tbsp's of chickpea flour to the frying pan on medium low flame. Stir it continuosly and roast for 2 minutes, or until it turns golden brown and smells nutty.
If you have never roasted chickpea flour before, you will notice that in the begining it is hard to stir the chickpea flour, but as it gets roasted the flour lightens and moves around beautifully. This is when you know, that your chickpea flour is roasted.
The key is to roast it on low flame, stirring it continously.
This extra step helps you bring out the nuttiness of the chickpea flour and the fritters won't be sticky in texture.

Make the Fritter Batter

Finely slice the cabbage head and shred the Carrots.
Add the cabbage, carrots, cilantro and green chilies to the mixing bowl bowl.
Next add in the semolina, roasted chickpea flour, and almond flour.
And next add all the spices mentioned in the ingredients list. Mix everything well with your hands. This will help the cabbage and carrots sweat all the water out for us to make the batter.
The batter doesn't have to be runny. It has to be moist enugh, so we can bind everything together.
If your batter isn't binding add a tbsp of water and try bringing everthing together.
Once your batter is ready and binding together.
Take 1.5-2 Tbsp full of batter, roll it between your palms and flatten them. Don't worry if they are not perfectly round.
Shape all the fritters, and set them aside.

Cook The Fritters

Place a frying pan, and add 3 tbsp's oil to the pan on a medium flame.
Once the oil is hot, add fritters to the pan. The key is not to crowd the pan and let them cook evenly for 2 minutes on each side on medium flame. I cooked 4 at a time in a 10inch pan. You can use a bigger frying pan to make more at the same time.
Keep cooking the fritters until you are done.
Serve them hot with whipped yogurt with a drizzle of hot honey and pinch of salt, or mayo mixed with some sriracha.

Notes

The veggies will keep releasing water the more the batter sits, so after the batter is ready, you either want to work fast or place the batter in the refrigerator.
Replace semolina flour with cornmeal to make these fritters gluten-free.
If you think your batter is moister then you would like to add some almond flour.
When you add spices and salt to veggies, the veggies sweat the water. So don't add extra water to the batter until and unless you are unable to bind the batter together.
Your batter shouldn't be runny. It should be just moist enough just so you can bind it together and make little patties out of it.
For extra herby flavors, you can add some mint, chives, or dill to the batter as well.
For cooking these fritters all the way, you will have to cook them slowly on medium flame on both sides.
You can also bake these at 350F for 30 mins.

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