gluten-free vegan chili cauliflower
ingredients:
florets from one half cauliflower
3 Tbsp rice flour
2 Tbsp corn starch
1 + 1/2 tsp kashmiri chili powder
1/2 +1/2 tsp black pepper powder
2 tsp sweet chili sauce
1 tsp fresh hot chili paste
2 tsp maple syrup
2 Tbsp oil
1+1 tsp salt
2+1 tsp soy sauce
1 small onoin
1 mild geen chili, sliced
1 hot green chili, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cm fresh ginger, chopped
3 spring onion, chopped
1Tbsp sesame seeds
1+1 tsp tomato paste
juice of one half lime
clean cauliflower, cut into florets
boil water. place florets in a steamer basket, add 1 tsp salt
turn off heat, cover and let stand on burner
remove basket
spread the cauliflower on a paper towel to drain
make batter
mix together rice flour, corn starch, 1/2 tsp hot chili paste,
1 tsp sweet chili sauce, 1 tsp tomato paste, 1 tsp kashmiri chili, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 tsp salt
in 3/4 cup (2 dl) water.
carefully stir in the drained florets
oil a baking pan and spread the battered florets.
grill for about 6 minutes
meanwhile make the sauce
heat remaining oil in a frying pan over medium heat. add chopped ginger, garlic and hot green chili. stir 1 minute, add spring onion saving some for garnish, add onion, mild green chili, sesame seeds. stir 1 minute.
add remaining soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, tomato paste, pepper and kashmiri chili. add hot chili paste, maple syrup, lime juice, and salt according to taste. stir 2 minutes.
remove cauliflower from oven and add to the frying pan.
cook 1 minute making sure they get nicely coated
garnish with spring onion and sesame seeds.
serve with rice or noodles. enjoy.