Ingredients
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baby eggplant
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1 cup chickpea flour
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1 tsp onion powder
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1 tsp garlic powder
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1 tsp cumin
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1 tsp hot paprika
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½ tsp coriander
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½ tsp salt
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1 ¼ cup sparkling water
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canola oil
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cilantro
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mango chutney
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Thai chili peppers
Tools
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deep pan
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bowl
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spider strainer
Directions
Step 1
Snap off the green tops of the baby eggplants.
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baby eggplant
Step 2
Add the items below to a bowl and mix together to form a batter.
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1 tsp onion powder
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1 tsp garlic powder
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1 tsp cumin
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1 tsp hot paprika
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½ tsp coriander
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½ tsp salt
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1 ¼ cup sparkling water
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bowl
Step 3
Dip each of your eggplants into the batter, covering fully. In a deep pan, fry at 350° F with enough canola oil to almost fully submerge each eggplant.
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canola oil
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deep pan
Step 4
Once golden brown on each side, remove from the oil using a spider strainer.
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spider strainer
Step 5
Garnish with cilantro and salt. Serve with mango chutney that's been spiced up with finely chopped Thai chili pepper.
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cilantro
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salt
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mango chutney
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Thai chili peppers