Cauliflower Pepper Fry (soy-free, nut-free, gluten-free)

South Indian Crispy cauliflower pepper fry stars cauliflower lined in a flavor-packed peppery batter, that’s baked and tossed in a scrumptious onion curry leaf chili sauce with much more black pepper! It’s an incredible appetizer or aspect dish, and I’ve ideas for the way to make it a meal, too! Gluten-free Soyfree nutfree

That is one other pepper fry from South Indian delicacies. It’s a easy veggie pepper fry recipe with cauliflower. We’re making the dry model of this, which you function an appetizer, like my potato pepper fry.

Often, the cauliflower is deep fried after which tossed with this onion, black pepper sauce combination. For this model, I’m baking the cauliflower. I’m coating it on this easy, flavorful batter after which baking it in order that it will get good and crispy. Then, you toss it with the pepper fry sauce.

You possibly can bake the pepper fry sauce in the identical pan with the cauliflower or cook dinner it in a pan on the stovetop whereas the cauliflower bakes within the oven.

Cauliflower pepper fry is a aspect dish or and appetizer, however if you wish to make it into an entire meal you possibly can add some cooked chickpeas ultimately or some crisped up tofu together with the cauliflower and serve it with rice or flatbread of alternative.

Nonetheless you serve it, cauliflower pepper fry is insanely scrumptious! You do wish to serve it instantly after mixing it with the sauce, because the sauce has a little bit of moisture and it’ll take away from the crunch of the cauliflower. However even when it has gone a bit delicate, it’s nonetheless very very tasty! so don’t have to fret about that when you have leftovers. If any is left, Simply retailer within the fridge, reheat on a skillet or oven or microwave, and serve it as a aspect.

Why You’ll Love Cauliflower Pepper Fry

• crispy cauliflower in peppery spicy pepper fry sauce
• scrumptious appetizer or aspect dish with choices to make it a meal
• sauce makes use of so many sorts of contemporary and dried peppers!
• baked not fried for a lighter dish than the unique
• soy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free

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Cauliflower Pepper Fry

Cauliflower Pepper fry. This South Indian aspect has pepper within the batter and black pepper, chilies and inexperienced pepper within the sauce! This onion curry leaf black pepper sauce is addictive! Serve with a curry or with fried rice! Gluten-free Soyfree nutfree

Prep Time15 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time25 minutes minutes

Complete Time40 minutes minutes

Course: Appetizer, Facet, Facet Dish

Delicacies: Indian, South Indian

Key phrase: cauliflower pepper fry, south indian pepper fry

Servings: 4

Energy: 121kcal

Writer: Vegan Richa

Components

For the Cauliflower

• 3 cups (300 g) cauliflower florets about an inch or smaller in measurement

Dry Batter Components

• ½ teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder or use paprika
• 1 teaspoon freshly floor black pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons rice flour or use all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch or tapioca starch

Moist Batter Components

• 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste or use ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 2 to 4 tablespoons water

For the Pepper Fry Sauce

• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 cup (160 g) sliced crimson onion
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped, not minced however chopped
• 1 sizzling inexperienced chili equivalent to Serrano, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons chopped or thinly sliced inexperienced bell pepper
• ½ teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder or use paprika
• ½ teaspoon freshly floor black pepper
• 1 teaspoon floor coriander
• ½ to 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 6 curry leaves, contemporary, frozen, or dried is ok
• ¼ teaspoon salt

To Add Simply Earlier than Serving

• ¼ cup (37.25 g) chopped tomato
• ¼ cup (4 g) chopped cilantro
• lime juice

Directions

Make the cauliflower.

• Preheat the oven for 410° F (210° C)

• Chop the cauliflower, if you have not already, and set it apart.

• In a bowl, add all of the dry batter substances and blend it effectively. Then, add the moist batter substances, beginning with the two tablespoons of water. Combine effectively, including in additional water, as wanted, to make a thick batter. We wish a thick batter to flippantly coat, so don’t skinny it an excessive amount of.

• Add within the cauliflower florets, and toss effectively to a coat.

To make the cauliflower and sauce collectively within the baking pan

• Unfold the cauliflower onto one half of a greased baking pan that is large enough to suit the cauliflower on one aspect and onions on the opposite.

• On the opposite aspect of the baking pan, combine the onion, garlic, peppers, and curry leaves with the oil.

• Combine all spices collectively in a small bowl, and sprinkle that all around the onions, then combine effectively and unfold on the opposite aspect of the baking dish.

• Bake for 25 minutes, stirring the onions at 20 minute mark. If the onions are beginning to scorch, deliver them collectively, cowl that a part of the dish with parchment, and proceed baking.

• After baking, examine if the cauliflower is cooked to desire. Then toss the cauliflower within the onion combination. Simply earlier than serving, add the chopped tomatoes, cilantro and squeeze of lime juice, and function an appetizer or as a aspect. You may also use this cauliflower as a filling for wraps or tacos.

To make the pepper fry sauce on the range as a substitute

• As an alternative of spreading the cauliflower into half of a baking pan, unfold it onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes. In the meantime, make the sauce.

• Warmth the oil in a big skillet over medium warmth. As soon as the oil is sizzling, add the onion and pinch of salt, and cook dinner for 3 to 4 minutes.

• Combine within the garlic and add splashes of water, as wanted, to assist the onion proceed to cook dinner evenly. Cook dinner for an additional 3 to 4 minutes, till the onion is beginning to flip golden.

• Add within the inexperienced chili and bell pepper, and blend and cook dinner for half a minute, then stir in the entire floor spices, the curry leaves, and the salt. Scale back warmth to medium.

• Take the cauliflower out of the oven, and switch to this sauce combination and toss effectively to coat the cauliflower evenly.

• Swap off the warmth, add the chopped tomatoes, cilantro and squeeze of lime juice, and function an appetizer or as a aspect with curries or fried rice.

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Notes

This recipe is soy-free and nut-free. It’s gluten-free so long as you utilize rice flour as a substitute of all-purpose flour.
So as to add extra protein to the dish, use simply 2 cups of cauliflower florets and a cup of cubed tofu as a substitute of the three cups of cauliflower, and comply with the recipe(bake tofu with the cauliflower) as written. Or add a cup or extra of cooked chickpeas to the sauce together with the cooked cauliflower, and toss effectively. Add in just a little bit extra salt and a few further garam masala for the chickpeas, and serve.
You may also add in some toasted nuts together with the tomato and cilantro to up the crunch and so as to add some extra protein.

Vitamin

Vitamin Info

Cauliflower Pepper Fry

Quantity Per Serving

Energy 121
Energy from Fats 36

% Every day Worth*

Fats 4g6%

Saturated Fats 0.5g3%

Trans Fats 0.01g

Polyunsaturated Fats 1g

Monounsaturated Fats 3g

Sodium 509mg22%

Potassium 348mg10%

Carbohydrates 19g6%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 374IU7%

Vitamin C 76mg92%

Calcium 43mg4%

Iron 1mg6%

* % Every day Values are primarily based on a 2000 calorie food regimen.

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Components and Substitutions

• cauliflower – If you need extra protein, exchange 1 cup of the cauliflower with tofu or cooked chickpeas. If you happen to do add chickpeas, add just a little bit of additional salt and garam masala.
• dry batter substances – You’ll want Kashmiri chili powder or paprika, salt and pepper, rice flour, and cornstarch. You should utilize all-purpose flour as a substitute of rice flour, however the batter received’t get fairly as crisp, and the dish will now not be gluten-free. You should utilize tapioca starch as a substitute of cornstarch, for those who choose.
• moist batter substances – Ginger garlic paste or garlic powder, oil, and water add extra taste and moisture to the batter.
• oil – To assist the veggies get crisp.
• aromatics – Sautéed onion and garlic give the sauce a lot taste!
• contemporary peppers – Scorching inexperienced chili, like Serrano, plus inexperienced bell pepper begin bringing the pepper flavors into the sauce.
• dried spices – For the sauce, you’ll additionally want Kashmiri chili powder, black pepper, coriander, garam masala, curry leaves, and salt. That’s two extra sorts of pepper (Kashmiri chilis and black pepper)!
• toppings – Simply earlier than serving, add tomato, cilantro, and lime juice.

Make Cauliflower Pepper Fry

Make the cauliflower.

Preheat the oven for 410° F (210° C)

Chop the cauliflower, for those who haven’t already, and set it apart. 

In a bowl, add all of the dry batter substances and blend it effectively. Then, add the moist batter substances, beginning with the two tablespoons of water. Combine effectively, including in additional water, as wanted, to make a thick batter.

Add within the cauliflower florets, and toss effectively to a coat.

Unfold the cauliflower onto one half of a greased or parchment lined baking pan that’s large enough to suit the cauliflower on one aspect and onions on the opposite. (If making the sauce within the pan as effectively)

On the opposite aspect of the baking pan, combine the onion, garlic, veggies, and curry leaves with the oil.

Combine all spices collectively in a small bowl, and sprinkle that all around the onions, then combine effectively and unfold on the opposite aspect of the baking dish.

Bake for 25 minutes, stirring the onions at 20 minute mark. If the onions are beginning to scorch, deliver them collectively, cowl that a part of the dish with parchment, and proceed baking.

After baking, toss the cauliflower within the onion combination. Simply earlier than serving, add the chopped tomatoes, cilantro and squeeze of lime juice.

Function an appetizer or as a aspect. You may also use this cauliflower as a filling for wraps or tacos!

If you happen to choose, you can also make the pepper fry sauce on the stovetop.

As an alternative of spreading the cauliflower into half of a baking pan, unfold it onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes. In the meantime, make the sauce.

Warmth the oil in a big skillet over medium warmth. As soon as the oil is sizzling, add the onion and pinch of salt, and cook dinner for 3 to 4 minutes.

Combine within the garlic and add splashes of water, as wanted, to assist the onion proceed to cook dinner evenly. Cook dinner for an additional 3 to 4 minutes, till the onion is beginning to flip golden. 

Add within the inexperienced chili and bell pepper, and blend and cook dinner for half a minute, then stir in the entire floor spices, the curry leaves, and the salt. 

Take the cauliflower out of the oven, and switch to this sauce combination and toss effectively to coat the cauliflower evenly. 

Swap off the warmth, add the chopped tomatoes, cilantro and squeeze of lime juice, and function an appetizer or as a aspect.