Spiced Eggplant Fritters

Ingredients

• 1 eggplant, cut into rounds
• 1/4 cup plain flour, sifted
• 1 tsp paprika
• Salt and pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
• Olive oil
• 1 cup greek yoghurt
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 garlic clove, chopped finely

 Method

In a bowl, mix flour, paprika, salt and pepper.

In a seperate bowl, whisk the egg until lightly beaten and then add the panko breadcrumbs in a third bowl.

Dip all of the eggplant rounds into the flour, then egg and then the panko.

Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat and cook the eggplant for 5 minutes each side until golden.

In a bowl, combine the greek yoghurt, lemon juice and garlic. Serve the eggplant fritters with the yoghurt and enjoy!