Description
Delicious and crispy veg peel fritters made from a mix of vegetable peelings, gram flour, and warm spices, perfect as a snack or appetizer served with lime pickle, mango chutney, and raita.
Ingredients
Scale
Fritters
- 500ml vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 egg
- 100g gram (chickpea) flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp nigella seeds
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 150g vegetable peelings (potato, carrot, parsnip mix)
- ½ small onion, finely sliced
To Serve
- Lime pickle
- Mango chutney
- Raita
Instructions
- Prepare the batter: In a bowl, pour 100ml of water and mix with 1 egg. Add 100g gram flour, ½ tsp baking powder, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp nigella seeds, ½ tsp turmeric, and 1 tsp fine sea salt. Stir until a thickish paste forms.
- Add vegetables: Fold in 150g of mixed vegetable peelings (potato, carrot, parsnip) and ½ small finely sliced onion. Add a splash of water if the batter needs loosening to the right consistency.
- Heat the oil: In a deep saucepan, heat 500ml vegetable oil over medium-low heat, filling no more than two thirds of the pan. Test oil temperature by dropping a tiny bit of batter; if it rises and browns surrounded by bubbles, oil is ready.
- Fry the fritters: Carefully drop heaped tablespoons of the batter into the hot oil, a few at a time. Flatten each fritter slightly with the back of a spoon. Fry for 3-4 minutes, turning once, until golden brown and crisp.
- Drain and serve: Remove fritters from the oil and drain on kitchen paper. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt while hot. Serve warm with lime pickle, mango chutney, and raita.
Notes
- Use any combination of clean vegetable peelings such as carrot, swede, sweet potato, turnip, celeriac, squash, beetroot, or regular potato.
- Add fresh herbs like coriander, mint, or parsley for extra flavor.
- Customize spices to create your own flavor profiles.
- You can substitute gram flour with plain flour if desired.
- Add 50g of grated leftover cheese like paneer, halloumi, or cheddar to the mix for a cheesy twist.
- To reuse frying oil, let it cool completely, strain through a muslin-lined fine sieve, store in a cool dark place and use before it darkens or develops off odors.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Indian-inspired
Keywords: vegetable peel fritters, chickpea flour fritters, veggie fritters, snack, appetizer, Indian flavors, crispy fritters
