Vegetable Pakora (Fitters)

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Pakora is a fried snack found in south Asia. Pakoras are an all-time favorite snack in India. Perfect for a rainy day or a cocktail party. Pakoras are delicious paired with a cup of hot spicy Indian Chai.

Pakoras are made with different vegetables, which are dipped in a spicy besan (gram flour) batter and deep-fried. When onions, on their own, are prepared in the same way, they are known as onion bhaji.

My friend Sunita is our bhaji queen. She prepares awesome bhajis and in every party or potluck we have her bhajis are a must.

Today the recipe has more than just onions. It have a lot of vegetables and you can always add or remove what ever you want.

Ingredients:

  1. Besan: 1/2 cup
  2. Onion: 1 large Thinly Sliced
  3. Onion: 1 large cut into small cubes
  4. Cauliflower: 1/2 cup broken into small florets
  5. Carrot: 1 medium size cut into small cubes
  6. Green Peas: 1/4 cup
  7. Ginger: 1/2 inch finely chopped
  8. Green chillies: 2-3 finely chopped
  9. Cilantro : 1 tbsp finely chopped
  10. Salt : as per taste
  11. Cumin Seeds : 1 tsp
  12. Red Chili Powder : 1 tsp
  13. Water to mix
  14. Oil for dip frying

Procedure:

In a bowl mix all the ingredients except the oil and water.

Add a little amount of water at a time to the mix, so that we don't end up with a very runny batter. Keep mixing and adding water till batter reaches a consistency that is little thicker than pancake batter.

Heat the oil in a deep vessel on a medium heat. When the oil is hot add 1 tbsp of the oil into the pakora batter and mix well.

To check if the oil is ready for frying put one drop of the batter into the oil. The batter should come up but not change color immediately.

Fry the pakoras in small batches. It will take 4-5 mins to cook each batch.

Cook then turning occasionally till the pakoras are golden brown.

Remove from the heat and serve it hot with tea or coffee.



There is nothing better than enjoying a hot plate of pakoras with your family a rainy afternoon.

If you don't have any of these vegetables just go with just onions, it would do just fine.

Till then happy blogging
Rakhee

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