LENTIL FRITTERS WITH A CRUNCHY RADISH SALAD

Name: LENTIL FRITTERS WITH A CRUNCHY RADISH SALAD
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable oil; juice of 1 lime; pinch of sugar; salt; black pepper; 1 tbsp coconut oil; mango chutney, to serve; natural yoghurt, to serve; 150g gram flour or plain flour; 200g natural yoghurt; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 tsp salt; 3 tsp curry powder; 2 x 250g pouches of good- quality cooked Puy lentils; 30g coriander, leaves roughly chopped and stems finely chopped; 8 spring onions, finely chopped; a splash of milk - optional; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 200g radishes, quartered; 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced; 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered; 5g mint leaves, roughly chopped

5 steps

Prep:15minCook:20min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:48:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories668.6 kcal (33%)

Total Fat26.9 g (38%)

Carbs75.5 g (29%)

Sugars10.3 g (11%)

Protein35.1 g (70%)

Sodium1150.6 mg (58%)

Fiber20.7 g (74%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

First, make the batter. Whisk the flour, yoghurt, eggs, salt and curry powder in a mixing bowl until smooth. Stir in the lentils, chopped coriander stems and spring onions. Loosen the mixture a little if necessary with a splash of milk - it should have a dropping consistency: a small amount of the mixture should fall from the spoon if gently shaken.

Step 2

Whisk the vegetable oil with the lime juice and sugar then season with salt and pepper. Keep to one side.

Step 3

Mix the radishes, red onion, tomatoes, cumin seeds, coriander leaves and mint leaves together in a bowl. Toss over the oil and lime juice mixture and keep to one side.

Step 4

Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the lentil fritters in batches, spooning in heaped tablespoons of the batter and cooking for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Continue until all the batter is used.

Step 5

Serve the fritters with the radish salad and some mango chutney and natural yoghurt (swirled together if you like) on the side.