Vegetable Pakora Recipe
Vegetable Pakora is a crispy Indian snack made with mixed vegetables coated in spiced gram flour batter and deep-fried until golden and crunchy.
Ingredients
Vegetables (You may combine and change)
- 1 cup sliced onions
- ½ cup thinly sliced potatoes
- ½ cup cauliflower florets
- ½ cup carrots julienned
- ½ cup spinach chopped
- ¼ cup capsicum sliced
Batter Ingredients
- 1½ cups gram flour besan
- Salt to taste
- Water as required
- Spices and Flavorings
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp ajwain or cumin seeds
- A pinch of hing asafoetida
- 1-2 green chillies finely chopped.
- 1 tbsp of leaves of coriander which are chopped.
- 1 –2 tbsp rice flour or cornflour to make it crispy
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Wash and cut vegetables into thin slices, with vegetables that are leafy being thoroughly dried so that they are crisp when fried.
- Combine gram flour, rice flour, spices, herbs, and salt. Slowly pour water to create a thick batter and cover the vegetables with the batter.
- Boil oil on medium heat and ensure by dropping a small portion of batter to rise slowly, and not to burn.
- Add little bits of mixture into hot oil, fry them in batches in golden and crispy form and drain using paper towels.
Notes
- Do not add too much water; vegetables release moisture naturally.
- Use rice flour for extra crispiness.
- Fry on medium heat to ensure even cooking inside.
- Avoid overcrowding the pan while frying.
- Serve immediately for the best crunch.