A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables, or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried. Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory varieties.
Carrot and chickpea fritters
Chilli pakoras
A woman making bajjis in Mylapore
Uggani bajji, rice and fritters, a typical breakfast in Rayalaseema
Deep frying is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, traditionally lard but today most commonly oil, as opposed to the shallow oil used in conventional frying done in a frying pan. Normally, a deep fryer or chip pan is used for this; industrially, a pressure fryer or vacuum fryer may be used. Deep frying may also be performed using oil that is heated in a pot. Deep frying is classified as a hot-fat cooking method. Typically, deep frying foods cook quickly since oil has a high rate of heat conduction and all sides of the food are cooked simultaneously.
A chef cooking traditional British fish and chips in a deep fryer
Peixinhos da horta, the Portuguese ancestor of Japanese tempura
Smultring being deep-fried
A deep fryer with slotted spoon, for removing foods from the hot oil
