Indian Onion Fritters
- 1 large egg
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh
- 1 cup chickpea flour
- 34 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 12 teaspoon garam masala
- 12 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 14 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 green chili pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped or 2 tablespoons coriander
- vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 1 large onion, peeled and diced
- Break egg into bowl and beat well.
- Add water and lemon juice.
- Mix.
- Add all chickpea flour and mix well with whisk.
- Put in salt, cayenne, garam masala, cumin seeds, cumin, turmeric, green chile, and cilantro or coriander.
- Mix well, set aside for 10+ minutes.
- Mix again with whisk.
- The batter should be of a droppable consistency.
- Put oil in wok or deep fryer and set over medium-high heat.
- You should have 3+ inches of oil at center of wok.
- When oil is hot, put onion into batter and mix.
- (This should always be done just before frying.)
- Remove heaping teaspoons of batter and drop it into frying oil.
- Use up all the batter this way.
- Stir and fry the fritters for 7-8 minutes or until they are a golden red.
- Remove fritters with slotted spoon, drain on plate lined with paper towels.
- Serve hot.
egg, water, lemon juice, chickpea flour, salt, cayenne pepper, garam masala, cumin, ground cumin, ground turmeric, green chili pepper, cilantro, vegetable oil, onion
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/indian-onion-fritters-385587 (may not work)