Pumpkin apple fritters

Living off grid: journey to wellness

by Bell Harding April 30, 2015

Living off grid: journey to wellness

By: Bell Harding

With the drama of the weather imminent I wanted a recipe that smacked of comfort food.

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Recipe

Ingredients

3 cups grated pumpkin – a nice dry pumpkin like Jap or butternut
1 cup grated apple
½ cup grated red onion
zest & juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp cumin seeds – toasted and ground in mortar & pestle
2 dry red chili – ground in mortar & pestle
1 tsp nigella seeds
¼ tsp cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup brown rice flour
extra virgin olive oil – enough to coat a frying pan

Method

Mix pumpkin, apple, onion, lemon juice and zest, chili and spices in a large bowl. Whisk 3 eggs in separate bowl and add to the mixture with the brown rice flour. Stir to combine. Cook spoonfuls of the batter in a pan coated with olive oil. Cook Until golden brown on both sides. Serve with wedges of lemon.

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Bell Harding

Bell is wholefood cook and a barefoot gypsy. In search of a life less ordinary, she packed a tent and art supplies and took to the road. Seeking the dirt and poetry in the Australian landscape, she also discovered a path to wellness. Bell discovered what it means to be well by healing herself from weight gain and alcohol dependence. She draws on a professional career in cooking to create recipes that celebrate real food and shares her journey as a curious nomad.