Eggplant Fritters
Eggplant ftitters are quick, easy, delicious appetizers or sides. These are vegan and gluten-free as well.
Servings: 2 - 3
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant
- ½ cup chickpea flour or refined flour
- 2 tbsp rice flour or corn starch
- ½ tsp baking powder or ¼ tsp baking soda
- water as required to make the batter appx ½ - ¾ cup
Spices
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika or chilli powder
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp coriander powder
Instructions
Prepare the batter
- In a mixing bowl, add flour, salt, baking powder, ground spices mentioned in the above list. Mix well.
- Now add water or plant based milk slowly gradually whisking nicely till the batter is formed.
- Keep consistency slightly thicker yet flowing free.
Prepping the eggplant
- Clean and remove the crown of the eggplants.
- Now slice the eggplant into ¼ inch thick slices.
- No need to soak or add salt to the eggplants here.
- Heat oil in a pan or deep frying pan .
- Now take 1 slice at a time and dip it into the prepared batter.
- Drop them one by one in to hot oil.
- Don't overcrowd the pan.
- When one side looks crisp and fluffs, flip and cook till both the sides are cooked.
- Ones both the ends are cooked and looks golden and crispy, remove from pan.
- Place them on a paper towel to soak up excess oil.
- Serve them hot with your favorite dips.