Here’s a family favourite breakfast. My dad used to make it for my sister and me, I made it for my daughters, and on it moves to a new generation. It’s so easy that you hardly need a recipe at all, but try it once and it’s likely to become a favourite for you too.
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The simple recipe for an edamame dip served at a top Sydney pub has been shared online for residents to try during lockdown - and it takes just two minutes to make.
The dip is the brainchild of Ben Greeno, executive chef at The Paddington, part of the Merivale restaurant empire of billionaire businessman, Justin Hemmes.
Quick, healthy and delicious, Mr Greeno makes it with six ingredients: edamame, white soy sauce, Greek yoghurt, wasabi, Mirin - a Japanese rice wine - and salt.
The recipe was shared on the Merivale website as part of its Lockdown Recipe series, which says the dip can be served with crudites, crackers or chips, or slathered on bread to take homemade sandwiches to a whole new taste level.
Add sliced onions into a large bowl. Make sure the onions are not thinly sliced.
Add gram flour, rice flour, baking soda, salt, curry leaves and all the spices into the bowl. Mix well using a spoon and set aside for 10 minutes.
Add water slowly into the mixture and mix all the ingredients until it is in batter form and the onions are coated well with the batter. Make sure the batter is not too thin or watery otherwise the pakoras will not turn out crispy.
In the meantime, heat the oil in a pan over a medium flame. It should be sufficiently hot for deep frying.