Sauerkraut Fritters & Cultured Cream

Name: Sauerkraut Fritters & Cultured Cream
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) chickpea (gram) flour; 1 tsp smoked sea salt; ¼ cayenne pepper; 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) filtered water; 200 g (7 oz) drained sauerkraut (any flavour); Sunflower or grapeseed oil, for frying; Sunflower or grapeseed oil, for frying; Cultured Sour Cream made with sauerkraut brine, to serve; Cultured Sour Cream made with sauerkraut brine, to serve

Preparation info

Makes:
10–15
fritters

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Plant Academy: The Cookbook

By Lauren Lovatt

Published 2025

About

Sauerkraut can be enjoyed for its benefits in salads, sandwiches, or as part of a main meal. This recipe is less for the probiotic benefits of the fermentation and more for the pure joy and flavour! for an image of this recipe.

Ingredients

For the cultured chickpea batter

200 g (7 oz) chickpea (gram) flour
1 tsp

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Cultured Chickpea Batter

Blend the flour, smoked salt and cayenne pepper with filtered water and transfer to a glass jar and leave covered on the side in an ambient place overnight.

The next morning check that there is a light bubble in your batter. If so, it’s ready to use.