Vegan Corn Fritters: Easy, Egg Free & Gluten Free

Q: How are these different from sweet potato patties?

My sweet potato patties are made with grated sweet potato and bound with flaxseed meal and chickpea flour. These corn fritters use fresh corn and are bound with rice flour. Both are vegan and egg free.

Vegan Corn Fritters, The Bali Retreat Way.

Egg Free And Gluten Free, With Fresh Turmeric, Ginger And Rice Flour.

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Introduction to vegan corn fritters

These vegan corn fritters are fresh corn, turmeric, ginger, garlic, shallots, spring onion and a mild red chilli, bound together with rice flour and fried in a little olive or coconut oil until golden. They’re egg free and gluten free, and super quick to make.

Corn fritters are a popular, all time favourite with everyone who comes to our Bali retreat. It’s another recipe I learnt there.

When I make them at home in Darwin, I use less oil, so they’re not deep fried. I also use good quality olive oil. Save it as another easy vegan Darwin recipe.

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Vegan corn fritters, ready to eat

Vegan corn fritters, golden and ready to eat

My vegan corn fritters, Darwin style.

Ingredients for vegan corn fritters

Here are the ingredients for this Flametree Yoga Studio dish.

1 corn cob
A 4 cm piece of fresh turmeric
A 4 cm piece of ginger
1 to 2 cloves of garlic
3 small shallots
2 spring onions
2 tablespoons of rice flour
A long red chilli, not a hot one
A few celery leaves
Olive oil or coconut oil, for frying
Salt and pepper, to taste

Cook them in a wok or fry pan

Corn fritters cooking in a pan at the Flametree Bali retreat

Corn fritters cooking at Flametree’s Bali retreat. A wok or a fry pan both work.

How to make vegan corn fritters

Use these steps to make this easy, quick corn fritter recipe.

Step 1: Make the mix

Cut the corn off the cob.
Finely mince the turmeric, ginger, garlic, shallots and corn.
Put it all into a mixing bowl and add the finely chopped chilli, spring onions and celery leaves.
Mix in the rice flour, then add salt and pepper.

Step 2: Shape and fry

Make the mixture into smallish shapes.
Heat the oil and fry the fritters. Turn them regularly, and fry until golden.
Drain them on absorbent paper.

Step 3: Serve

Serve hot.
They’re perfect with a green salad, or as part of a buffet style meal.

Corn fritters, made at home

Another batch of my corn fritters, made at home.

How do you make corn fritters without egg?

Rice flour does the binding. Mince the corn finely with the turmeric, ginger, garlic and shallots, then mix in 2 tablespoons of rice flour to hold it all together.

So you don’t need an egg at all, which makes these vegan corn fritters.

Are these corn fritters gluten free?

Yes. They use rice flour instead of wheat flour, and rice flour is naturally gluten free. Everything else is corn, fresh herbs, spices and oil.

That makes them easy gluten free corn fritters for a shared table.

Rice flour binds the fritters

Gluten free corn fritters bound with rice flour, ready to eat

Ready to eat. The rice flour binds the fritters together.

How are these different from sweet potato patties?

My sweet potato patties are made with grated sweet potato and bound with flaxseed meal and chickpea flour. These corn fritters use fresh corn and are bound with rice flour.

Both are vegan and egg free. If you like one, you’ll probably love the other.

Vegan corn fritters: quick questions answered

What oil should I fry corn fritters in?

Olive oil or coconut oil. At home I use good quality olive oil, and less of it, so the fritters aren’t deep fried.

Can I cook them in a wok?

Yes. A wok or a fry pan both work well.

Are these corn fritters spicy?

Not really. I use a long red chilli that isn’t a hot one, so the fritters stay mild.

What do you serve corn fritters with?

Serve them hot, with a green salad, or as part of a buffet style meal.

Where did this corn fritter recipe come from?

I learnt it at the Flametree Bali retreat, where corn fritters are an all time favourite with everyone who comes.

More Flametree fritter and Bali retreat recipes

Love these? Try my sweet potato patties, my Balinese tempeh, or my Indonesian black rice pudding, another recipe from the Bali retreat.

Do you have a vegan recipe or dish you’d like to share?

Please contact me with any dishes you’d like to share with me.

Obviously, I’m especially interested in any dish that is already a great Darwin vegan option.

Alternatively, it may be a potential vegan Darwin recipe that I could adapt, or be inspired by, as I did here.

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