Ingredients:

115 gr plain flour

60 gr cornflour

1 tsp salt

250 ml soda water chilled

1 red pepper cut into large chunks

1 handfull French beans trimmed

1 medium courgette sliced on a bias

125 ml soy sauce for dipping

Vegetable oil

Instructions:

Sift plain flour, cornflour and salt over a large mixing bowl.

Add 120ml of chilled soda water and mix with chop sticks or fork.

Add the rest of the soda water and mix. Be careful not to over mix.

The lumps give the tempura batter its unique texture.

Over moderately high heat, fill a deep pan or wok with about 8cm of vegetable oil.

Add vegetables to the batter making sure they are covered.

Place vegetables one at a time in the oil and fry until batter has turned golden brown about 1 minute.

Repeat until all vegetables have been cooked.<

Serve with soy sauce for dipping.

Time

Total : 20 minutes

Prep : 10 minutes

Cook : 10 minutes

Resting time : 0 minutes

Servings : 6 servings