Cauliflower Croquettes Recipe

A wonderful snack that your kids would love to have. It is so easy to make and it can be served as a party starter.

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Cauliflower Croquettes Recipe
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Cauliflower Croquettes Recipe is a wonderful snack that your kids would love to have them. It is so easy to make and it can be served as your party starters or even as an after school snack that can be nibbled away. The cauliflower is a smart option to add them into these bite sized snack that will be finished within no time. We have used less oil to prepare by shallow frying the croquettes rather than deep frying them. You can even shape them into different shapes, it is fried them in a Kuzhi paniyaram pan for a healthier option.

Serve the Cauliflower Croquettes Recipe along with Tzatziki Recipe - A Greek Yogurt Dip or Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe With Pepper and Olives to make it even more appetizing during any house parties. 

If you are looking for more cauliflower recipes here are some : 

  1. Aloo Gobi Ki Sabzi Recipe
  2. Cauliflower and Vegetable Curry (With Almonds and Spices)
  3. Gobi Biryani (Spiced Cauliflower Rice) Recipe

Prep in

15 M

Cooks in

45 M

Total in

60 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 Cauliflower (gobi) , cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 2 tablespoon Butter (Salted)
  • 4 cloves Garlic , chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon Dried Thyme Leaves
  • 3 tablespoon Tabasco Original - Hot Sauce
  • Salt , to taste
  • 1 Whole Egg
  • 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Bread crumbs
  • Oil , for frying 

How to make Cauliflower Croquettes Recipe

  1. To begin making the Cauliflower Croquettes Recipe, we will first pressure cook the cauliflower with little water and sprinkle some salt and cook it for 2 whistles.

  2. Keep it aside and allow the pressure to release naturally.

  3. In a sauce pan, heat milk, add butter, garlic and little salt and bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, slowly add flour and keep whisking till it comes together and forms a lump.

  4. Set aside and rest for few minutes till the mixture cools down.

  5. In the mean while take the cauliflower out and blitz it in a blender to a coarse mixture.

  6. Heat a saucepan, add a little butter and some chopped garlic and allow it to sizzle for few seconds.

  7. Add the ground cauliflower mixture, sprinkle the seasonings like rosemary, oregano and tabasco sauce and check for salt as well.

  8. Keep cooking the mixture for around 10 – 15 minutes and set aside to cool down.

  9. Once done, mix the cauliflower into the flour and milk mixture and shape them into cylindrical shapes.

  10. Refrigerate the croquettes for at least 15 minutes in the freezer before you fry them.

  11. Whisk the egg in a plate and keep it ready, keep the bread crumbs also by the side.

  12. Heat a flat skillet and add some oil to shallow fry the croquettes.Take the croquettes out and dip them in egg and coat evenly with bread crumbs and shake off any excess crumbs. 

  13. Drop them into the hot oil carefully and shallow fry the till they turn golden brown. Skim the croquettes and drain it over a paper napkin. 

  14. Serve the Cauliflower Croquettes Recipe along with Tzatziki Recipe - A Greek Yogurt Dip or Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe With Pepper and Olives to make it even more appetizing during any house parties.