Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1½ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • generous pinch of salt
  • pinch of sugar
  • pinch of chilli flakes (optional)
  • 1½ cups water
  • 4 medium white onions
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • canola oil (for frying)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • dash of fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • 1 red chilli (thinly sliced)
  • 1 garlic clove (thinly sliced)
  • 2 cm piece fresh ginger (thinly sliced)

Instruction

  • Slice 2 of the onions thinly and chop the other two into fine dice.
  • To make the batter, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and chilli flakes. Add the water until you have a smooth batter.
  • Stir in the onions and feta cheese.
  • Heat approximately 2cm of oil in a large frying pan and fry tablespoons of the batter until crisp and golden on both sides. Remove and allow to drain on kitchen paper. Continue until all the batter has been cooked.
  • In the meantime, combine all the ingredients for the dipping sauce in a saucepan and allow to boil for 5-10 minutes or until the sauce is the consistency of maple syrup.
  • Serve the onion fritters with the dipping sauce.