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Kolmi shaker chop, crispy water spinach fritters

Kolmi shaker chop, crispy water spinach fritters

Snacks

Finely chopped and mixed water chestnuts, combined with onion, chili pepper, turmeric, ginger, garlic, and nigella seeds, then bound with besan (chickpea …

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Recipe from Md Mobashir Hossain, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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In Bangladesh, these snacks are often eaten as a light afternoon snack with puffed rice, or they can accompany rice and dal. The rice flour helps them stay crispy for a long time.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$10.17 $2.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $7.14
  • $1.12
  • $0.26
  • $0.77
  • $0.48
  • $0.05
  • $0.05
  • $0.10
  • $0.03
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the sorrel, drain it, and finely chop it. ≈ 8 min
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cilantro, onion, chili peppers, turmeric, chili powder, ginger and garlic paste, nigella seeds, and salt. ≈ 3 min
  3. Knead by hand, pressing firmly, until the leaves soften. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the beaten eggs and rice flour, and press to form a firm, sticky mixture, without adding any water; the moisture from the leaves is sufficient. ≈ 3 min
  5. Heat the cooking oil in a wok.
  6. Take a small amount of the mixture and flatten it in the palm of your hand into a small disc. ≈ 3 min
  7. Fry in medium heat, turning occasionally, until both sides are golden brown and crispy.
  8. Drain on absorbent paper. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Kolmi shaker chop, crispy water spinach fritters

  • 3 cups of finely chopped water chestnuts$7.14
  • 1 cup of chickpea flour$1.12
  • ½ cup of chopped onion$0.26
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped green chili peppers$0.77
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric$0.48
  • ½ teaspoon of chili powder$0.05
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger and garlic paste$0.05
  • 1/2 teaspoon of nigella seeds (kalonji)$0.10
  • salt$0.03
  • oil, for deep frying$0.17

Total$10.17

that's $2.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups of finely chopped water chestnuts
  • 1 cup of chickpea flour
  • 1/4 cup of rice flour (or rice and lentil flour mixture)
  • ½ cup of chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped green chili peppers
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon of chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger and garlic paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon of nigella seeds (kalonji)
  • salt
  • oil, for deep frying

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