Baqourah (Gram Flour Fritters)

another Ramadhan favourite in Oman

submitted by Sister Khadija, Oum Abdul-Aziz

Appetisers are the "thing" here during Ramadhan. They are served with the "futur" - break-fast, then are around the rest of the evening for munching or for serving when guests pop in, and we finish up the leftovers when we take suhoor!

Ingredients

2 cups of gram flour (gram flour is garbonzo bean flour - ground to a powder)
1 cup of water
1 egg
1 Tablespoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1½ teaspoons of salt
2 cups of finely chopped green onions
1 carrot, grated
1 medium tomato, finely chopped
2-4 hot peppers, finely chopped (use as much as you like, tastes best a bit spicey)
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
vegetable oil for deep frying 

Directions

1. Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes. 

2. Fry in one inch of oil. Drop by tablespoons to form small balls or small patties in the oil. Turn once, when browned on the bottoms. You do not want the oil too hot or they will brown on the outside before the fritters are cooked on the inside. Drain on kitchen paper. Serve warm.

3. VARIATION: You can make these with cornmeal also, but you will need to grind the cornmeal a bit in the spices/coffee grinder first.