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 /  05 June 2023  

#  Crispy Veg Fritters &amp; Kachumber Salad  


These fritters are made using three of the most popular spices around – cumin, ground coriander and paprika. This is a sort of no-waste, clever vegan recipe to use up whatever vegetables you have in the refrigerator. The kachumber salad (an Indian salad of chopped tomatoes, onion and cucumber) accompanies the fried fritters perfectly with its fresh cumin seed crunch and lemony zing.  


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Serves

 4 

 



Total Time

 35 Minutes 

 



 

 

Ingredients

    2 tsp of ground cumin  

   2 tsp of ground coriander  

   1.5 tsp of hot smoked paprika  

   1⁄2 cauliflower, roughly chopped, including leaves  

   1⁄2 onion, coarsely grated  

   1 carrot, coarsely grated  

   200g of tin sweetcorn, drained  

   1 tsp of sea salt  

   200g of chickpea flour  

   150ml of water  

   Vegetable or sunflower oil, for frying  

   Yoghurt of choice, to serve  

 



  

 For the Kachumber  


   2 tsp of cumin seeds  

   200g of cherry tomatoes, halved  

   1⁄2 small red onion, roughly chopped  

   1⁄2 large cucumber, roughly chopped  

   1⁄2 bunch of mint or coriander, roughly chopped  

   Juice of 1 lemon, plus extra to serve  

   1⁄2 tsp of sea salt  

 



  

 



Method

 Step 1 

In a dry frying pan, lightly toast the cumin, coriander and paprika, then tip into a large bowl. Add the coarsely grated vegetables, the sweetcorn and salt. Add the flour and water and mix everything together well. Leave to chill in the refrigerator while you make the salad.



 Step 2 

For the salad, lightly toast the cumin seeds in a dry frying pan, then tip these into a large bowl with the tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, mint or coriander, lemon juice and salt.



 Step 3 

Preheat the oven to 100°C Fan and line a large baking sheet with baking parchment. Heat 1 cm of oil in a large frying pan over a medium/high heat. Drop 3 tablespoons of the batter into the pan to make one fritter and repeat. Fry the fritters in batches of 2-3 for 4 minutes on each side, or until deep golden brown and crispy, then set aside on the prepared baking sheet in the oven to keep warm.



 Step 4 

Serve the fritters with the kachumber salad, yoghurt of choice and extra lemon to squeeze over. They are also delicious with a poached egg for a weekend brunch.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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