Friday, April 29, 2011

Vegetable or Seafood Tempura


Another tea time snack or a starter for your meal.

Tempura's are a lot like Indian Pakora's or bhajiyas. while the batter might differ in different cusines, the concept itsimilar....
Fried dumplings, tempuras or pakora's the basics are the same..

Ingredients:
   - 1 egg
   - 1 cup ice water
   - 1 cup all purpose flour
   - Vegetable oil to deep fry
   - Assorted vegetables cut into batons and/or seafood like shrimp or
   prawns

Method: Beat an egg in a bowl. Add ice water in the bowl. Be sure to use very cold
water. Add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. Be careful not to over
mix the batter.

Heat oil in a wok. Lightly dip the vegetables/seafood in the batter and deep
fry immediately till crisp. Drain on kitchen towel. Serve hot with salt or a
light dipping sauce.

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