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Cauliflower and Tofu Pakora Batter

Fry pakoras at medium heat always, and pre-cook cauliflower pieces by steaming for a couple minutes. Tofu may be cut in strips. The spelt, an "old world grain", flour has the qualtiy of stickiness, adhesiveness, try it!  White or Whole wheat flower may be substiuted, not quite as good. Spelt is an Excellent pakora batter additive. This recipe suits half a large-medium cauliflower, or 1/4 a large one, plus 1/2 cup extra-firm tofu cut into stips= equals protein. Offer to Srila Prabhupada with the tamarind chutney, water, salt, flower, and rice. Brahmanas may also offer through succession, to Radha Krishna; don't forget the Tulsi  leaves!

Pakora batter; 0ne and 1/3 cups besan, 1/3 cup spelt flower

enough water to make a medium thick pancake-like batter.

one tspn. cooking molasses or one and a half tspns brown sugar

one/half  tablespn olive  oil

one and 1/2 teaspns tumeric

one and 1/2 tspns. coriander

2/3 tspn. black pepper

2/3 tspn. salt

2/3 ts

This dish is medium hot, spicy, highly nutritious for protein.

First Soak and boil 1/4 cup each of soorya dahl and channa or mung, with 1/2 tsp. tumeric; ie two kinds together. Cook down until well broken up and soft.

Now add 2tblsp ghee or butter

add 1/4 tsp each of hing/asfoetida, fenugreek seeds, anise seeds, fennel powder or seeds, black pepper, salt, brown sugar.

add 1/2 tsp each of methi leaf/fenugreek leaf, paprika, coriander

add 1 1/2 or up to three tblsp, (more adds more heat and "spice"),  premixed pkg like Bedekar, MDH, etc brand sambhar spice powder from the Indian groceries stores.

add 2/3 cup of crushed tomatoes, or 1/4 cup tomato sauce/paste

Add veggies as desired, such as peas, potato, carrot, cauliflower etc cut in small cubes.

Simmer slow, low heat. Once veggies are cooked, add 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar and 2 tblspns chopped cilantro leaf, if desired.

(note; add 1/4 tsp fried black mustard seeds is optional, plus 1/8 tsp fried  kolengi seeds, and/or one medium