Receta Mix Vegetable Pakoras / Vegetable Pakoras / Mixed Vegetable Fritters
Mix Vegetable Pakoras with a cup of garam garam chai is very comforting food on rainy day or in a pleasant winter evening. It also makes a great party food. Several healthy vegetables incorporated with the mixture of gram flour ,carom seeds and few spices pep up the flavor of irresistible vegetable pakoras.
Ingredients:-
- Chickpea flour /Besan -1 1/2cup
- Rice flour - 3tbsps
- Potatoes - 2 (medium sized) thinly sliced
- Onions - 2 ( medium sized) sliced
- Carrots- 1 (sliced)
- Brinjals /Eggplants - 2 (sliced)
- Green chillies -3 (sliced)
- Spinach Leaves- 1/2 cup (chopped)
- Coriander Leaves - finely chopped
- Paneer - 1/4 cup (optional) sliced
- Coriander powder -1 tbsp
- Fennel seeds powder - ½ tbsp
- Carom seeds (Ajwain) - 1 tsp
- Kasoori Methi /Dry fenugreek Leaves- 1 tsp
- Hing - a pinch
- Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Red chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep-frying
- Water for batter ( 1/2 -3/4 cup)
Method:-
1) First wash , and slice all the vegetables.
2) Grind the fennel seeds in a mixer.
3) Sift Chick pea flour /Besan ,rice flour in a bowl.
4) Add coriander seeds powder,fennel seeds powder,turmeric powder, red chilli powder,Hing,salt ,ajwain (carom seeds) ,kasoori methi ,1 tsp of oil and mix well.
5) Then add sliced vegetables ,chopped coriander and spinach leaves and mix well.
6) Gradually add water and mix with your hands.
7) Make lump free mixture. The batter should not be watery it should form a smooth paste.
8) Add the baking soda and mix well.
9) Heat at least one inch of oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.
10) Deep fry pakoras in oil.Fry the pakoras in small batches, three to four minutes per batch. Fry the pakoras, turning occasionally, until both sides are golden brown.
11) When they are gloden brown, take them out with a laddle on an absorbent paper or tissue paper to absorb excess oil.
Serve Tasty vegetable Pakoras with Tomato sauce or mint chutney or tamarind chutney.
Tips :-
Rice flour adds crispiness to pakoras.
If the oil is too hot the pakoras will not be crisp; if the oil is not hot enough, the pakoras will be oily.
Variations
You can use almost any vegetable when making these pakoras, such as cauliflower, beans,cabbage, bell pepper, plantain and different kinds of chillies also.