Pakoras: the perfect Indian snack in a jiffy

Pakoras or Vegetable Fritters are a very popular snack to be eaten along with a nice hot cup of tea, especially on a cool rainy day. All kinds of vegetables can be used for this tasty snack. This means that pakoras could be of many varieties: onions, spinach, cauliflower, potato, or bottle gourd. Today we share with you the recipe of onion pakoras.

Onion Pakoras

Ingredients

Chick pea flour-1 cup

Rice flour-1/2 cup

Baking powder-1/2 teaspoon

Asafoetida (Hing)-1/2 teaspoon

Coriander powder-1 teaspoon

Cumin seeds (Jeera)-1/2 teaspoon

Turmeric (Haldi)-1/2 teaspoon

Red Chilli powder-1/2 teaspoon

Salt-1/2 teaspoon

Water-1 cup (approximately)

Sliced Onions-4

Oil for deep frying

Method

Mix all the ingredients well except the onions.

Add the water and beat until smooth and light.

It should be of a thin coating consistency. Set it aside for at least 15 minutes. This helps the flour to absorb the water well and attain a thicker consistency.

If it becomes too thick, you may add a little more water and beat well.

Add the onions to this batter.

Heat oil in a frying pan or wok.

Take the mixture with the onion slices, a tablespoonful at a time and drop into the hot oil.

Be careful of the splatter that follows.

You will find that the fritters swell up.

Gently turn them around and take out from the oil when they are nice and golden brown.

Remove to a dish which is covered with a paper napkin so that all the excess oil can be absorbed.

Repeat till all the fritters/pakoras are fried.

Enjoy with any of the chutneys, specially the mint chutney.

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 3 minutes @ each batch

Total time: Approximately 30 minutes

(Excerpts from my second JIFFY Book “Home Style Indian Cooking In A Jiffy”. The Chapter on Snacks & Accompaniments in this book contains 17 gems including 7 types of Pakoras, 1 Poha/Chiura dish (rice flakes), 2 Tikkis (Indian Style Cutlets), 3 Chutneys (Indian sauces), and 4 kinds of Raitas (Yoghurt based accompaniments).

 

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