Onion Pakoda
Onion Pakoda is a very popular Indian vegetarian (vegan) appetizer. This is one of those quick recipes that you can use when company comes calling. These crunchy onion fritters are a great way to show off your skills in vegetarian cooking, and can also be served as a snack.
These fritters are a healthy snack food, despite being deep-fried, because they are made with besan or chickpea flour which is rich in protein and fiber.
Servings: 4
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups besan (split bengal gram flour)
- 2 medium onions, cut into inch-long, thin pieces
- 9-10 green chillies, finely chopped (reduce the number of chillies if you want the onion pakodas to be mild)
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 15-20 curry leaves, finely chopped
- Oil for deep frying
- Salt to taste
Preparation
- Heat the oil in a deep-frying pan on medium high.
- In a bowl, add salt and red chilli powder to the besan flour and mix it with 4 to 5 teaspoons of hot oil; then add the chopped onions, chillies, and curry leaves.
- Add just enough water to this mixture to bind all the ingredients.
- Take a spoonful of this mixture and drop it into the oil. Repeat until you have enough fritters for the oil.
- Fry them until golden brown.
- Serve the appetizers plain or with mint dip, tamarind dip or ketchup and hot masala chai or coffee.
Cooking Tip
If you add water to all of the mixture at once, the batter will become watery (as the onions release water) making the next batch of onion pakodas soft. To make sure all fritters turn out nice and crunchy, add water to half the mixture, finish using this; then add water to the remaining mixture.
Related Recipes
* Soft Onion Pakoda * Bread Pakoda * Spinach Vada * Squash Vada * Vegetarian Appetizer Recipes
Category: Vegan Appetizer Recipes, Vegetarian Appetizer Recipes
