Cauliflower Pakore

Name: Cauliflower Pakore
Ingredients: 1 large cauliflower broken into small sprigs; 8 oz gram flour; Bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp turmeric; Cold water; Salt; ½ tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp ajwain seeds; Half a lime; Oil to deep-fry

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Settler's Cookbook

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

1 large cauliflower broken into small sprigs

Main course
Vegan

Method

Sieve the gram flour into a bowl and break up any lumps.
Add all the spices, then lime juice and water a little at a time until you have a thick pancakey batter.
Stir in cauliflower, then leave for an hour.
Add a pinch of bicarbonate of soda.
Heat the oil and test that a drop of batter rises quickly.
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