Battered Eggplant Fritters

Ingredients

  • Sliced eggplants (soaked in 2 tsp of salt and enough water to cover eggplants)
  • ½ cup chickpea flour
  • ½ cup self-raising flour
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp garlic powder (asafoetida)
  • ¾ tsp carom (ajwain) seeds
  • 1 cup water

Method

  1. Thinly slice eggplants and soak them in salted water until needed
  2. Take chick pea flour and self-raising flour in a bowl
  3. Add corn flour, turmeric, cumin seeds, chilli powder, salt, garlic powder and carom seeds (rub it gently between palms before adding to the bowl)
  4. Add water a little bit at a time and make it into a nice thick batter using a whisk
  5. Take all the eggplants out of the water and let excess water drip first, before adding it to the batter
  6. Heat oil on medium heat and cook 2 to 3 eggplant slices at a time
  7. Coat eggplants on both sides with the batter and fry for 3 to 4 minutes on each side
  8. Drain on paper towel