Onion Fritters With Middle Eastern Spice Mix

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The light, aromatic seasoned batter that coats these fritters practically guarantees they volition beryllium gobbled up. As presented successful the caller cookbook "Spiralize This!" the look promises prep with nary bulb "tears" -- but we shed a rather few.

We utilized an Oxo marque tabletop spiralizer for testing. You’ll request an instant-read thermometer for monitoring the frying oil.

The peanut dukkah seasoning premix tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 1 month.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 4-6

For the seasoning mix

2 tablespoons full coriander seed
1 tablespoonful full cumin seed
1/2 cupful roasted, unsalted peanuts, precise finely chopped
1/4 cupful roasted sesame seeds
2 teaspoons nigella seed
1 spoon crushed sumac
1/2 spoon kosher oregon coarse oversea salt

For the fritters

1 lb reddish oregon yellowish onions
3/4 cupful positive 2 tablespoons cornstarch
7 tablespoons maize flour oregon finely crushed cornmeal
3/4 spoon kosher salt
3/4 spoon crushed cumin
1 cupful acold sparkling water
1/3 cupful finely chopped cilantro
Canola oregon grapeseed oil, for frying

Coarse salt, for sprinkling (optional)

Adapted from “Spiralize This! 75 Fresh and Irresistible Recipes for Your Spiralizer,” by Martha Rose Shulman (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, November 2016).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published October 2, 2016

Updated March 15, 2026