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💭 Why you’ll love this recipe
Super customizable: The great thing about these fritters is that you can adapt them however you want. My recipe has jalapenos for some kick, and red onions. But if you want to tone down the spice, you can leave the jalapenos out. You can also add broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, or even eggplants!Vegan and gluten-free: The recipe as written is already vegan and gluten-free (and nut free!) so it caters to a wide range of dietary restrictions Get your kids to eat vegetables: My mom used to call these “hidden vegetable” fritters because I’d never realize she’d packed vegetables into it!
📋 Ingredients required
I use cabbage, jalapenos, and onions as the base of these fritters and chickpea flour as the binding agent (so it’s naturally gluten-free). I sift red chili powder with my chickpea flour to make sure it’s evenly spread. This recipe has some rice flour to enhance the crispiness of the fritters but this is optional. You can also use cilantro for fresh herby notes!
⏲️ Making vegan fritters
You’ll follow a two step process to make these fritters. First, make the fritter batter. Add the chopped vegetables, chickpea flour, rice flour, spices, oil and some water to form a coarse batter that holds together as balls. You don’t want too much water - just enough to hold their shape (see below) Then, you have three options to make these vegan fritters: Quick note: All the methods are equipment-dependent. Oven and air fryer temperatures can be notoriously different, so use this as a guideline and check when the fritters are crispy and brown all around.
🍴 Serving & storage suggestions
These fritters are great as a snack by itself. I sometimes like to serve it an Indian raita as a cool complement. You can also serve this with a tamarind chutney, or whisk some mayo with hot sauce and use that as an aioli. The best way is to first fry them, then let them cool completely. Once they’re at room temperature, place wax paper between each fritter and place them in an airtight container. You can free the fritters this way up to a month! When you’re ready to eat them again, place them on a baking sheet, and bake at 400F for 10 minutes or so until heated well. Make sure you don’t burn them! Alternatively, if you have an air fryer, you can pop them in there at 380F for about 5 minutes. That said, it’s quite easy to whip these up in real time - so if you can, try to make them fresh whenever possible! If you like this recipe, check out these other Indian recipes: If you tried this recipe, don’t forget to comment and rate! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Note: This post was originally published on March 29, 2020. This was updated on Jan 3, 2021 with better process pictures and recipe card.
