Vietnamese Salt And Pepper Eggplant

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We had this dish in a vietnamese restaurant recently its crunchy on the outside and the eggplant is soft like butter on the inside! Great for dinner parties or a great snack with cold beers.sensational!

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Steps

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Mix freshly ground pepper and salt together set aside.

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Peel eggplant and slice into finger sized pieces - not too thick.

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Sift and mix flours with baking soda.

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Add iced soda water slowly till consistency of pouring cream.

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Heat oil in wok or deep fryer.

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Dust eggplant with flour dip in batter thin coating.

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Fry in batches till golden.

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Sprinkle with salt n pepper mixture.

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Serve with wedges of limes.

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Optional add egg to flour for softer batter.

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Add chili to batter for extra zing.

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Ingredients

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eggplants, plain flour, rice flour, baking powder, soda water, limes, pepper, salt, oil