CAULIFLOWER FRY

Cauliflower Fry

Fried cauliflower, also known as zahra mekleyah (Arabic: الارنبيط المقلي, زهره مقليه‎), is a Levantine vegetarian dish served cold or hot, consisting of fried cauliflower, often accompanied by tahini sauce, lettuce, parsley and tomatoes, served on pita bread or sliced bread, often grilled or toasted. It can also be eaten as a sandwich using pita bread, sprinkled with cumin, salt, and lemon juice. This is a simple and quick cauliflower recipe. You can serve it either as a snack or a starter. 

Prep Time                        Cook Time          Ready in              Serves                 

10 min+marination          10 min                  20 min                4-5 

Ingredients

• Cauliflower (medium size)
• Red Chilli powder-1.5 tsp 
• Turmeric powder-2-3 pinches 
• Salt- as needed
• Oil- for deep frying

Method

STEP-1

Cut the cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.

 STEP-2

Boil the pieces in water with salt and turmeric. Turn off the flame, let the pieces stay covered for 10-15 minutes and drain the water completely.

STEP-3

Take the cauliflower pieces in a broad vessel, sprinkle chilli powder and salt.

STEP-4

Mix well so that the chilli powder coats the cauliflower, else sprinkles a little water to make it stick.

STEP-5

Heat oil in a pan and cook the florets over medium flame until golden brown and crisp.

Serve hot.

CAULIFLOWER FRY