Name: Pakora
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 green chilli, chopped -; thumb-sized piece ginger, roughly chopped -; 1 tomato, roughly chopped -; 200g gram flour -; 1 ½ tsp chilli powder -; 1 ½ tsp garam masala -; 1 ½ tsp ground coriander -; 2 medium potatoes, peeled, halved and thinly sliced, then halved into quarter moons -; ½ aubergine, thinly sliced, then halved into quarter moons -; ½ cauliflower, cut into florets -; 1 large onion, finely sliced -; ½ lemon, juiced -; Vegetable oil, for frying -; chutney, to serve -

Ingredients for - Pakora

1. 1 green chilli, chopped

2. thumb-sized piece ginger, roughly chopped

3. 1 tomato, roughly chopped

4. 200g gram flour

5. 1 ½ tsp chilli powder

6. 1 ½ tsp garam masala

7. 1 ½ tsp ground coriander

8. 2 medium potatoes, peeled, halved and thinly sliced, then halved into quarter moons

9. ½ aubergine, thinly sliced, then halved into quarter moons

10. ½ cauliflower, cut into florets

11. 1 large onion, finely sliced

12. ½ lemon, juiced

13. Vegetable oil, for frying

14. chutney, to serve

How to cook deliciously - Pakora

1 . Stage

Heat oven to 120C/100C fan/ gas 1/2. Make a paste by blitzing the chilli, ginger and tomato together, then set aside.

2 . Stage

Mix the gram flour with the spices. Add all the prepared vegetables and toss in the mix. Slowly add 150ml water until the batter coats the vegetables – they should be well coated, but not swimming in it.

3 . Stage

Add the tomato mixture and get your hands in there, mixing well until everything is incorporated. Add a little lemon juice and seasoning.

4 . Stage

Heat the oil to 180C. Take a handful of the mix and squeeze it into a loose little ball, to ensure the vegetables stick to each other when lowered in the oil. Use a spoon to carefully drop the ball into the oil.

5 . Stage

Fry for about 4 mins until golden and crispy, then taste to test for seasoning and consistency. You may also need to add a little water or gram our to the mixture at this point if your tester ball didn’t hold together. Repeat, frying the remaining mixture in batches.

6 . Stage

Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm in the oven as you go. Serve immediately with chutney.