MOM’S CHILLI BITES

I have come to enjoy cooking and baking by spending multiple evenings with my mother in the kitchen. It has provided me with fond memories of being covered in flour, many oil burns and frizzy hair from a steamy kitchen. For me, time in the kitchen, cooking and baking, was a significant way of bonding with my mother. But it was also a learnt expectation that I had to learn cooking and baking to fulfil my role as the Indian daughter who would one day become part of another household as a daughter-in-law taking my mother’s culinary wisdom with me.

METHOD

 1. Sift the chickpea flour and cake flour together. 

 2. Chop the potato, onions, and fresh coriander finely. 

 3. Fold the chopped ingredients into the flour lightly together with the rest of the ingredients. 

 4. Mix with the water to make a soft batter. 

 5. Heat oil in a heavy-based saucepan on medium heat. Gently drop tablespoonfuls of dough, in         batches, into hot oil, turning until browned evenly. 

 6. Remove from oil and place onto a paper towel to drain once fried. 

 7. Serve and enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

Chickpea/gram flour ..........................................................................................73 g

Cake flour ...........................................................................................................30 g

Potato ................................................................................................................200 g

Onion ................................................................................................................250 g

Fresh coriander ...............................................................................................±40 g

Lettuce or baby spinach, shredded ,.................................................................30 g

Whole coriander seeds, crushed ......................................................................5 ml

Ground cumin or ground coriander ...............................................................5 ml

Green chillies, ground or finely chopped ..........................................................7 g

Baking powder ....................................................................................................7 g

Salt .......................................................................................................................7 g

Water ............................................................................................................125 ml

Oil, enough for deep frying