Tempura - Mixed Vegetables
By: gee croft
Published: Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 2:32pm

Ingredients




1 courgette, halved, cut into thick strips
1 carrot, halved, cut into thick strips
1 potato, cut into thick strips
a bunch of green beans, topped and tailed
1 1/2 cups of plain flour
1 cup of sparkling water
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Prepare the vegetables and blanch them in boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain and leave in a bowl 2 Mix the flour, salt and pepper in a bowl 3 Pour half of the water in, mix well and gradually add in the water to form a creamy batter. Adjust the consistency with flour and water as you see fit 4 Heat oil in a wok/pan 5 Mix the vegetables into the batter and fry when the oil is hot. Fry for 2 minutes until crisp 6 Serve with chilli sauce