Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Spicy Cauliflower Wings is a World appetiser, sides made with cauliflower head, all purpose flour, and corn starch in about 40 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Appetiser, Sides
  • Cuisine: World

Ingredients

  • 1 cauliflower head (small, cut into florets)

for the batter

  • ⅓ cup all purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons corn starch
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
  • ½ cup - 2 tablespoons water
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste

for the hot sauce mix

  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce [I used el yucateco red habanero hot sauce]
  • 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil

Method

  1. In a bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, salt, black pepper and cumin powder. Add water to form a smooth paste.
  2. Dip cauliflower florets into the batter and place on a baking tray.
  3. Bake at 450 F degrees for 10 mins, flip the florets and bake another 10 minutes.
  4. Mix together El Yucateco Red Habanero Hot Sauce, tomato ketchup, honey and canola oil in a bowl.
  5. Toss the the baked cauliflower florets into hot sauce mix and then immediately roll into bread crumbs.
  6. Place on a grill pan and grill till all wings have grill marks on them.
  7. Serve spicy cauliflower wings immediately with creamy cucumber dip.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.