Green Tomatoes in Tempura Batter
Green tomatoes in tempura batter is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the category of fried dough. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 4 large green tomatoes
- 150 g rice flour (or 75 g wheat flour and 75 g wheat starch)
- 2 egg whites
- 0.5 tsp Curry Powder
- 1 l oil (for frying)
- 60 g rice flour (for coating)
Instructions
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1.
Wash the tomatoes, cut off the stem ends in a wedge shape and slice into not too thin pieces.
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2.
Sift the rice flour into a bowl. Add the egg whites, ½ tsp salt and curry powder and whisk briskly with a fork. Pour about 200 ml cold water all at once and mix into a smooth batter.
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3.
Heat the oil in a medium pot or deep fryer to about 170°C.
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4.
Coat the tomato slices in rice flour, tap off excess, then dip them through the batter. Let drain and carefully drop portions into the hot oil. Turn occasionally with a slotted spoon and fry evenly for 3‑4 minutes until golden brown. Remove with the spoon, let drain on paper towels. Repeat for all slices.
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5.
Serve with various dips.
