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BROCCOLI BITES WITH HOMEMADE SPICY BUFFALO SAUCE AND CREAMY MAYONNAISE

Shilpa Anand

BROCCOLI BITES with Homemade SPICY BUFFALO SAUCE AND CREAMY MAYONNAISE
These Broccoli bites are inspired by the buffalo chicken wings recipe

INGREDIENTS FOR CRISPY BROCCOLI

  • 1cup all-purpose flour

  • ½ cup cornstarch 

  • 1-2 tsp rice flour

  • Salt 

  • ½ tsp garlic powder

  • ½ tsp onion powder

  • ¼ tsp chili flakes

  • ¼ tsp black pepper 

  • Cool water to make batter 

  • You can use tempura flour too instead of the above-mentioned flours .. but tempura flour has egg in it so I didn’t use it.

  • 2cups of Panko ( bread crumbs) 

  • 10-12 broccoli florets

  • Few eggplant slices ( since I love eggplant ) this is optional 

  • Oil for frying 

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Wash and clean the broccoli florets 

  • Soak them in hot/ warm water for 5-10 mins or parboil the florets for 3-5 mins only 

  • mix together the flours, seasonings, and water to make the batter 

  • The batter should not be very thick ( thinner than Bhajia batter ) 

  • Prepare bread crumbs in another bowl

  • Heat up oil for  deep frying 

  • Dip the florets in the batter and then into the bread crumbs

  • Fry them on med heat until golden

  • Drain and keep aside 

  • Do the same for eggplant 

INGREDIENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUFFALO SAUCE 

  • Heat up 2tbsp of oil

  • Add 1-2 tsp of minced garlic

  • Add 1cup siracha or hot sauce

  • Add 3 tbsp tomato ketchup 

  • Add a dash of soya sauce ( optional)

  • Add salt to taste 

  • Add sugar ( optional)

  • Simmer for 3-4 mins 

  • That’s it, your spicy delicious Buffalo sauce is ready 

INGREDIENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREAMY MAYO 

  • Take 1 cup of mayonnaise

  • Add 1tsp lemon juice 

  • Add sugar( optional)

  • Add salt to taste 

  • ¼ tsp garlic powder

  • ¼ tsp red chilli flakes

  • Parsley/ spring onion chopped( I didn’t have any ) 

  • Mix it all together , it’s ready 

SERVE 

  • Place fried Broccoli Bites in a serving dish

  • Drizzle the homemade Buffalo Sauce

  • Add a dollop of the creamy Mayo

  • Enjoy these wonderful crisp tangy and creamy Broccoli bites

  • Your kids will surely love it too

NOTE

  • Cauliflower florets can be substituted instead of the broccoli 

  • You can bake / air fry the florets instead of frying for a healthier option

SPICE LEVEL: 🌶