Bhajia (indian Vegetable Fritters)

Bhajia (indian Vegetable Fritters) Ingredients

-- Fritters --	-- Batter --
1 cup Cauliflower - shredded	1/4 cup Chickpea flour
1 cup Carrot - finely shredded	1 teaspoon Curry powder
1 cup Broccoli stems - finely shredded	3 tablespoonS Water
1 medium Jalapeno pepper - finely diced (optional)	-- Dipping Sauce --
2 tablespoons Chickpea flour - Besan	1/2 cup Yogurt - plain, low fat if desired
1 tablespoon Curry powder - as hot as you like	1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt	1/4 cup Cucumber - seeded & shredded
2 tablespoons Water - as required	-- Oil for Frying --

Instructions for Bhajia (indian Vegetable Fritters)

Mix the fritter ingredients together, adding enough Besan to make the mixture sticky. Taste the mixture and adjust spices or salt as desired. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes while you make the batter and dipping sauce.

Heat the oil in a saucepan or deep fryer to medium hot. A small bit of fritter mix should sizzle right away but not burn in less than a minute. Scoop spoonfuls of fritter mix and form into walnut sized balls. I use a small ice cream scoop and it's about the right size. Drop the balls into the hot oil and fry them to a golden brown. Drain them and set aside until the batch is done.

Now take the fried fritters and roll them in the batter to coat each one. Allow them to drain briefly then fry again until deep golden brown. This "second cooking" yields a crispy outside and tender vegetables inside. Remove and drain thoroughly on paper.

Serve these hot, presented with the cold yogurt dip or the chutney of your choice.
Make about 12 fritters and 1/2 cup of sauce.

Each (3 fritters & 2 tbs sauce) contains an estimated:
Cals: 81, FatCals: 18, TotFat: 2g
SatFat: 0g, PolyFat: 1g, MonoFat: 1g
Chol: 2mg, Na: 190mg, K: 382mg
TotCarbs: 13g, Fiber: 3g, Sugars: 6g
NetCarbs: 10g, Protein 5g

NOTE: There's nothing sacred about this choice of vegetables. If you have other ingredients in your crisper (onions, sweet potato, rutabega, etc.) give them a try. We cooked what we had on hand.

Main Ingredient: VegetablesCuisine: Indian

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