Okra Fritters with Chickpea Almond Tarator

Name: Okra Fritters with Chickpea Almond Tarator
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 small green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; Vegetable oil for deep-frying; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 50 g (2 oz) ground almonds; 350 g (12 oz) okra, trimmed; 75 g (3 oz) cooked chickpeas, puréed; 2 tablespoons chopped coriander; 100 g (4 oz) chickpea flour; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground coriander; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 5 tablespoons tahini; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) light olive oil; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Passion for Vegetables

By Paul Gayler

Published 1999

About

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves, crushed
½ teaspoon salt
75 g (3<

Starter
Vegan

Method

For the tarator, put the garlic and salt in a bowl and blend to a paste. Beat in the puréed chickpeas, tahini and ground almonds, then drizzle in the olive oil and lemon juice, stirring constantly. Add a little water to bring it to a dipping consistency and stir in the fresh coriander.

Sift together the chickpea flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices, then stir in the chilli. Beat in eno