Spiced Spring Onion Fritters with Garlic Yoghurt

Name: Spiced Spring Onion Fritters with Garlic Yoghurt
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Lime wedges, to serve; 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered; Salt and pepper; Salt and pepper; Leaves from ½ small bunch of coriander (cilantro); Leaves from ½ small bunch of coriander (cilantro); ½ cucumber, chopped into 1cm (½in) chunks; Juice of 1 lime; 1 garlic clove, grated; 1 small thumb ginger; 200 g (7 oz) natural yoghurt; 50 g (1¾ fl oz/⅓ cup) gram (chickpea) flour; 50 g (1¾ fl oz/⅓ cup) gram (chickpea) flour; Vegetable or sunflower oil, for frying; Vegetable or sunflower oil, for frying; 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp black mustard seeds; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 2 bunches of spring onions (scallions) (about 18–20); 2 bunches of spring onions (scallions) (about 18–20); Stems from ½ small bunch of coriander (cilantro); Stems from ½ small bunch of coriander (cilantro)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Love Vegetables

By Anna Shepherd

Published 2024

About

These fritters make great party food, or a fun and zingy starter, and are fresh and light, unlike many other deep-fried things. Chopping the coriander stems adds extra brightness to the batter. Any tender herbs can be treated in the same way – usually the stems need cooking whereas the leaves can be used raw.

Ingredients

2 bunches of spring onions (scallions) (about 18–20)
Stems from ½ small bunch

Starter
Vegetarian
Spring

Method

Toss the tomatoes and cucumber for the salad together in a mixing bowl with a pinch of salt and the juice of half the lime and set aside.

Remove the roots and any dry or discoloured tops from the spring onions, then cut them into 6cm (2½in) lengths. Finely slice the lengths into thin strips, like those you might see on a Peking duck pancake. Drop the sliced spring onions into a medium m