Tandoori cauliflower ‘wings’

Name: Tandoori cauliflower ‘wings’
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; ½ teaspoon chilli powder; 1 teaspoon garam masala; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup (250 ml) tomato passata; 2 tablespoons rice syrup; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets – about 4 cups (500 g); Mint and cucumber raita, to serve; mint leaves, to garnish; 1 cup (250 ml) plant milk; ½ cup (130 g) vegan yoghurt; 1 cm ginger, finely chopped; ¾ cup (100 g) plain flour, sifted

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Jackfruit and Blue Ginger

By Sasha Gill

Published 2019

About

These tandoori ‘wings’ are simultaneously silky and explosive, and tantalisingly moreish. If you aren’t the biggest fan of cauliflower, hear me out... The marinade, not the cauliflower, is the star here, so it is sure to satisfy cauliflower lover and hater alike.

Ingredients

1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets – about 4 cups (500 g)
mint leaves

Asia
India
Main course
Vegan

Method

Combine all the ingredients for the batter in a bowl, then pour it into a large zip-lock bag and add the cauliflower florets. Seal the bag and shake it about to cover each floret with batter, then leave in the fridge to marinate for at least 20 minutes, or overnight.

When you’re ready to cook the ‘wings’, preheat the oven to