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Dhal fritters with cucumber and tomato salad recipe

Dhal fritters with cucumber and tomato salad recipe

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Transform leftover Sweet potato dhal into these tasty, healthy fritters that provide two of your 5-a-day. Great for lunch or an interesting savoury snack. See method

  • Serves 4
  • Takes 50 mins
  • 442 calories / serving
  • Freezable
  • Healthy
  • Vegan
  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 20g fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • 5g fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
  • ½ fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 900g leftover dhal
  • 60g gram flour, sieved
  • 60g plain flour, sieved vegetable oil, for frying
  • poached eggs, to serve (optional)

For the salad

  • One small red onion, diced
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • ½ cucumber, diced
  • 175g tomatoes, diced
  • ½ fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted (optional)
  • 10g fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • 5g fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
2 of your 5-a-day and a source of protein

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1850kj
    442kcal     22%

  • Fat

    15g 21%

  • Saturates

    1g 7%

  • Sugars

    8g 9%

  • Salt

    0.7g 12%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 52.4g Protein 18.7g Fibre 13.4g

Method

  1. For the salad, cover the onion with the lemon juice in a small bowl. Add a pinch of salt, mix, then set aside. Put the remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl, season well and set aside.
  2. Preheat the oven to gas ½, 130°C, fan 110°C. Put the herbs and chilli in a large bowl with the leftover dhal and flours. Mix well to combine.
  3. Heat 2 tsp oil in a nonstick frying pan over a medium heat until hot. Cooking in batches, add heaped dessertspoonfuls of the mixture to the pan and flatten slightly. Cook for 3-5 mins on one side until crisp and set, then flip and cook for a further 2-4 mins until golden. Repeat to make 12 fritters, adding more oil to the pan as needed. Transfer to a lined baking tray, then bake for 10 mins or until piping hot.
  4. Tip the onion and juice into the salad and mix well. Divide between plates then add a stack of 3 pancakes to each. Top each with a poached egg, if you like.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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