Chickpea batter

Name: Chickpea batter
Ingredients: 100 g chickpea flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon Paramount’s Garam Masala; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 100 ml warm water; ½ teaspoon chilli powder; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons sea salt; 2 teaspoons minced garlic

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Spice

By Christine Manfield

Published 1999

About

This batter is used to make Prawn Fritters with Pickled Eggplant Yoghurt Salad and Vegetable Pakoras with Eggplant Pickle. Try your hand at making your own fritter combinations using this batter.

Ingredients

2 teaspoons minced garlic
vegetable oil
2 teaspoons sea salt

Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Blend garlic, 40 ml vegetable oil, salt and spices in a food processor. Blend in flour and baking powder, then add water and blend to a smooth batter. Refrigerate for 2 hours before using.

Heat vegetable oil in a deep-fryer to 180°C. Coat your chosen ingredients with batter and cook as instructed — for example, prawns need only 2 minutes, and vegetable fritters take about 4 minutes. Dra