Passionate Foodie: Broccoli Fritters

Thursday, 12 January 2017

Broccoli Fritters

Broccoli fritters are perfect for those tea time snacks.. Light, healthy, filling and yet delicious.. They can be eaten all by itself or stuff them in your burgers for a healthy twist..

Broccoli is now in my list of favourite vegetables.. Earlier it was difficult to find or even see broccoli in my vegetable market.. But now as i can find them easily, its a regular vegetable in my home.. I love having it as a curry, as a soup or simply roasted.. Be it an form, i can devour it happily.. But then, i like to keep trying and experimenting new dishes.. And so, these broccoli fritters were born..

Fritters are generally fried snacks.. I wanted to make a healthy fritter with broccoli.. And so i ended up shallow frying them.. I avoided adding any all purpose flour to the mixture and in lieu, gave the binding using flaxmeal.. It is a great ingredient to use for binding mixtures.. And at the same time, making it healthy too..

Ingredients:

2 cups broccoli chopped finely

2 cloves garlic chopped

2-3 green chillies chopped

2tbsp coriander chopped

1/2 medium onion chopped

1.5tbsp flaxmeal mixed in 3tbsp water

Salt to taste

1tsp red chilli powder

1/2tsp cumin seed powder

3tbsp processed cheese grated

3tbsp bread crumbs

2-3tbsp rice flour

For yoghurt and lemon dip

1/2 cup yoghurt

1tbsp lemon juice

Salt

1 clove garlic chopped

1tbsp coriander chopped

Method - Mix the ingredients of dip and keep aside..Cook broccoli with around 2-3tbsp of water, covered, on a low flame, till it is tender enough, approximately 5minutes.. Remove in a bowl and let it cool.. Add in all the other ingredients.. Make patties and shallow fry.. Serve with dip..

Note - I have used the broccoli florets as well as the stems.. Chopped them in food proceesor..

Use salt sparingly, as there is salt in cheese as well..

You can make the patties and store in refrigerator covered, if you want to serve later..