Always a hit and-cooked in ghee- the best vegetarian substitute for fried chicken. Ghee-fried makes cauliflower pakoras a truly delicious choice for "animal food without slaughter."
INGREDIENTS:
Offer to Krishna immediately, with a favorite chutney.
VARIATION: Gourmet friend Katelin recommends replacing the besan with rice flour and replacing the plain water with club soda. The result was a batch of pakoras with ultra crispness!
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 c besan
- 1 T ground cumin
- 1 T ground coriander
- 1 T ground black pepper
- 3/4 t hing
- 1/2 T turmeric
- 1 T salt
- water
- ghee for deep frying
- cauliflower, chopped in nugget-sized flowerettes
- Chop the cauliflower into nuggets for coating with batter.
- Combine all dry ingredients.
- Add water to make a semi thick batter
- Before dipping the cauliflower into the batter, dip them into flour first. That way the batter will stick better to the vegetable. Then after dipping into the batter, deep fry in hot ghee until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They will be a deep browned color. Ideally, they are darker than the ones pictured. They'll be more tender.
- Drain on a clean kitchen towel.
Offer to Krishna immediately, with a favorite chutney.
