Fried Cauliflower, Indian Style

This recipe for fried cauliflower was originally submitted to Cookingnook.com by Sheila Sharma. Sheila is from Kolkata, West Bengal, India so you just know this recipe is an authentic Indian vegetable recipe.

Sheila says: This is a crispy and spicy, easy to make snack. It is made by cauliflower as well as cabbage. It goes wonderful with tea in the evenings.

Indian Fried Cauliflower

Ingredients

• 1 cauliflower, cut into bite sized pieces
• 3 cups gram flour (ban or chickpea flour)
• 2 teaspoons black cumin seeds(kanji or halo era)
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds (thus thus or ponto)
• Chopped green chilies, as per taste
• 1 teaspoon ginger, chopped
• Salt, as per taste
• Pinch of baking soda
• Mustard oil, to deep fry
• Water

Method

Gram flour is chickpea flour, also known as besan, gram flour or ban.

Note:

You can also make this recipe with cabbage instead of cauliflower. If you do that, follow the steps above, the only difference being, chopped cabbage is to be used and there is no need to boil it.

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