Vegan Tempura With Dipping Sauce

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"light and crispy vegan tempura with a tasty dipping sauce plus a story of how my brother and i used to 'help' my gran with her famous dinner parties enjoy!"
-- @lazycatkitchen
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Prep time 15mins
Cook time 20mins
Serves or Makes: 4

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For the Tempura:

ingredients

  • 1 small butternut squash or sweet potato, peeled
  • 2 medium courgettes
  • 1 medium aubergine
  • 45 milliliter fridge-cold, reduced aquafaba
  • approx. 1 cup / 240 ml of fridge-cold sparkling water
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoon cornflour / cornstarch, sifted
  • 1 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp rice or white cake flour, sifted + more for dusting
  • 20 ice cubes
  • 2 cups neutral-tasting oil, for frying (I used sunflower oil)

For the Dipping Sauce:

ingredients

  • 3 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
  • 4 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
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