India

Pakora

Name: Pakora
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 200 g Chickpea flour (besan); 2 Onion, in rings; 150 g Potato or spinach; 1 tsp each Cumin & turmeric; to taste Chilli powder & salt; as needed Water; as needed Frying oil

Crisp Indian vegetable fritters from chickpea flour

Pakora are fried morsels of vegetable in chickpea batter and a beloved snack across South Asia, especially in the monsoon season and with tea.

The besan (chickpea flour) batter is flavoured with spices; onion, potato or spinach are fried in it – crisp and savoury.

Servings4

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Chickpea flour (besan)200 g
Onion, in rings2
Potato or spinach150 g
Cumin & turmeric1 tsp each
Chilli powder & saltto taste
Wateras needed
Frying oilas needed

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Stir chickpea flour with spices and water into a thick batter.
Fold the vegetables into the batter until coated.
Heat the oil to 175 °C.
Drop small portions into the oil and fry golden brown.
Drain on kitchen paper, serve with chutney.

Make it original

Besan and Indian spices for crisp pakora are in the Asia Boutique.

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