KALE FRITTERS - SUPER TEMPTING APPETIZER !!!

Kale fritters is a wonderful snack and a great party appetizer.  If you love kale, this is a must try recipe and I am sure you will keep doing this munchies often.  It is wonderful party appetizer and I guarantee the crispiness will last for few hours.  You can do this snack ahead of time for parties and I am pretty sure it will be a crowd pleaser dish.  You can use the same batter and substitute kale with Spinach, baby corn, paneer, par boiled potato and cauliflower.   If you use a vegetable that has more water content the crispiness will not last for long hours, but for kale it stays absolutely crispy.  Taste wise everything rocks.... Do try it out  :)

Here are two other dishes I have posted using Kale....

 

 

1. BAKED KALE CHIPS - MUNCH HEALTHY !

2. STIR FRIED KALE WITH CARAMELIZED ONION AND GARLIC

 

 

 

KALE FRITTERS

Ingredients :

Kale - 1 medium sized bunch
Chickpea flour (Garbanzo flour) - 3/4 cup
Rice flour -  1/2 cup
Corn flour - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 4 pods (medium sized)
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Baking soda - 1 generous pinch
Lime Juice - 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Salt - as needed
Oil for deep frying

Powder :

Saunf - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 1/2 inch Piece
Cloves - 2

Powder the above ingredients using coffee grinder.  If you don't have these ingredients just substitute them with 1 1/2 tsp of garam masala.  But fresh spices give wonderful flavor :)

 

 

How to clean the Kale ?


1.Tear the leaves from the stem/stalk to bite size pieces.
2.Rinse the kale in cold running water. Make sure there are no traces of mud or soil.
3.Dry them in a Kitchen towel.  There should not be any moisture before you dip it in the batter.

 

   

 

 

Method :

1.Combine all the ingredients chickpea flour, rice flour, powdered spices, ginger garlic paste and red chilli powder in a large bowl.
2.Add a pinch of baking soda and squeeze fresh lime juice.
3.Add water to make the batter smooth.
4.Now add salt and mix well. The batter should not be too thick or too thin, it means if you dip a kale it has to stick to the greens but it should not be too lumpy.  The right consistency makes the fritter super crispy.
5.Work carefully in batches to dip each kale in the batter and drop immediately to the hot oil.
6.How to check the oil temperature ??? Put a small piece of kale or little batter to hot oil(180 c) if it sizzles and rises to the top then it means your oil is ready.
7.Fry the kale on both the sides until they are nice golden brown in color.  Another trick is when the bubbles that sizzles will get reduced it means the fritters are ready to take it out from the oil.
8.Now drain them in the paper towel.
9.Sprinkle with some chaat masala (optional) and serve hot with mint chutney, tomato ketchup or yogurt dips.

 

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ENJOY HOT AND CRISPY KALE FRITTERS WITH YOUR FAVORITE CONDIMENT !!!