Courgette And Aubergine Fritters

Spicy bhaji style fritters- delicious!

Ingredients

• Makes around 10 small fritters
• 1/2 courgette, grated
• 1/2 aubergine, finely sliced
• 1tsp curry powder
• 100g plain flour
• 2 tbsp milk
• 75ml water
• salt and pepper
• oil for frying

Instructions

STEP 1:

*courgettes and aubergines can hold a lot of water, so once grated and sliced you will need to spread them over kitchen roll to absorb some of the moisture.*

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

first, make the batter. Mix the flour with the curry powder and season with salt and pepper.

STEP 4:

add the water and milk, then mix to form a thick pancake-like batter.

STEP 5:

add the courgette and aubergine to the batter and coat well.

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

for deep frying, you will need about 2cm of oil in a saucepan. Heat the oil on high, but don’t let it get smoking! You can test to see if the oil is hot enough by dropping a small amount of batter in the oil- if it sizzles straight away it’s ready.

STEP 8:

STEP 9:

place teaspoon sized amounts of batter into the oil, then fry until golden brown. This will take about 1 minute on each side. Drain on kitchen roll and sprinkle with salt.

STEP 10:

STEP 11:

great with mango chutney!