Vietnamese Salt and Pepper Eggplant

Ingredients

• 2 eggplants
• 75 g plain flour
• 100 g rice flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup soda water
• 2 limes
• 3 tablespoons pepper
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 2 cups oil

Directions

1. 1

   mix freshly ground pepper and salt together set aside.

2. 2

   peel eggplant and slice into finger sized pieces - not too thick.

3. 3

   sift and mix flours with baking soda.

4. 4

   add iced soda water slowly till consistency of pouring cream.

5. 5

   heat oil in wok or deep fryer.

6. 6

   dust eggplant with flour dip in batter thin coating

7. 7

   fry in batches till golden.

8. 8

   sprinkle with salt n pepper mixture.

9. 9

   serve with wedges of limes

10. 10

    optional add egg to flour for softer batter.

11. 11

    add chili to batter for extra zing.