Spicy Cauliflower Bites
These spicy cauliflower bites are one of the most lip smacking snack recipes. They are crispy, flavorful, and delicious.
Ingredients
- 1/2 large head Cauliflower cut into large florets
- 1/2 cup Wheat flour
- 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp Red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt or as required
- 1/2 cup Milk low fat
- 3 tbsp Sriracha sauce
- 2 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Cut large florets of the cauliflower. Soak them into the salt water for 10 minutes and wash. Set them aside on a colander.
For Batter
- In a bowl, add some flour, garlic powder, red chili powder, pepper powder, and salt. Mix everything well and combine milk to make a lump free batter.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and brush 1.5 tbsps of oil.
- Add cauliflower florets into the batter and coat them well. Another option is to pour the batter in a zip lock bag, add the florets, and shake them well.
- Once the cauliflower florets are well coated, remove the excess batter. Dip them into the bowl of breadcrumbs using a spoon one at a time. Coat them well with breadcrumbs.
- Transfer the florets to the baking tray and spread them apart.
- Preheat the oven to 425℉/220℃ and roast the cauliflower for 17-20 minutes, flipping halfway through. Set aside.
For Spicy Sauce
- In a large bowl, add sriracha/hot sauce and ½ tbsp oil. You can adjust the spice level - if you use less sauce, increase the amount of oil, so cauliflower will get well coated with the sauce.
- Transfer the baked cauliflower to the large bowl and toss them with the sauce. You can dip each cauliflower floret into the sauce as well.
- Transfer the cauliflower bites back on the baking tray and bake them for a few more minutes until cauliflower bites are crispy for about 4-5 minutes.
Notes
- Cut the cauliflower florets large or else they will end up being mushy and less crispy. The larger chunks allow the cauliflower bites to cook/brown nicely and maintain the texture.
- You can buy a bag of pre-cut cauliflower as well.
- Make sure to remove excess batter from the florets so cauliflower bites will not turn soggy and maintain the same texture.
- Bake them right before serving for the best tasting and crispy bites.
- They are tasty at room temperature as well but they will turn a little soft.
- You can use a buffalo sauce or hot sauce instead of sriracha sauce as well.
- You can use all purpose flour instead of whole wheat flour in the recipe. Using all purpose flour makes the bites more crispy.
- You can skip adding the breadcrumbs in the recipe as well.
- For a vegan option, you can use water instead of milk in the batter.