Of all the textures, crispy is my favorite, and these chickpea flour battered broccoli bites fall into that important category of food snacks. To make the batter crispy, I’ve used a science trick by mixing chickpea flour with cornstarch, cold water, and oil to make a slurry. The starch in cornstarch is unique because it can form gels with water very easily, and during cooking, it undergoes physical changes due to processes like gelatinizing, retrogradation, and dehydration. This means the starch will absorb water during cooking and change its physical structure to move from soft to crispy. I’ve doubled down on the crispy texture by using an air fryer that uses super-fast fans to circulate heat rapidly, which helps dry and crisp the food even better. I serve the bites with this ridiculously good Buffalo Sauce from Primal Kitchen made with avocado oil and cayenne. 

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