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Aubergine tempura Vegetarian
5.0 / 13 votesThis delicious crispy aubergine tempura is so easy to make. Ready in 20 minutes, this recipe serves two people. Simple and tasty!
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Made by Véronique
Published at 2015-03-15, this recipe is for 2 persons and takes 20 minutes.
Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.
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Preparation time
10 minutes
Time cooking
10 minutes
Total time
20 minutes
Preparation – 10 minutes
Finely grate a piece of ginger into a bowl. Mix in soy sauce, a few drops of toasted sesame oil and the juice of half a lime. Add chilli sauce/sambal to taste. Cut the aubergine into thin slices.
Make a smooth tempura batter by mixing tempura flour and carbonated water. That's all it takes. The batter should be thick enough to ensure that the aubergine slices are completely covered.
You can add some dried herbs and (grated) Parmesan cheese to the batter if you wish.
Why you should add carbonated water, not tap water.
The carbonated water creates small bubbles in the batter, these bubbles become larger as soon as the batter comes into contact with hot oil. This is what ultimately ensures a crispy crust.
Frying the aubergine tempura – 10 minutes
Heat sunflower oil to 180 degrees Celsius in a deep fryer or saucepan with a thick base. Use a wooden skewer to dip the eggplant slices into the tempura batter, and then add to the hot oil.
Fry until the aubergine slices have turned golden brown on both sides. Serve immediately. Enjoy your meal!
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4 comments on "Aubergine tempura"
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Sabrianna
says on 2015-03-15
Your eggplant tempura looks absolutely picture perfect! I'm sure it taste DIVINE! Lovely!
Ohmydish
says on 2015-03-15
You can try it out yourself, I bet it'll taste as great as you just mentioned :-)
Thalia @ butter and brioche
says on 2015-03-15
I've only ever made tempura once and did not have much success - but I sure do love eating it... so I have to try my hand at this recipe - hopefully my tempura turns out as perfect as this!
Ohmydish
says on 2015-03-15
I bet it will! enjoy!
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