Pakoras (Vegetable Fritters)

[Guest guest]

From Rice University vegetarian Club.

 

Pakoras (Vegetable Fritters)

 

Pakoras are an essential item of Indian festive food. They can be

made with almost any vegetable (bell pepper, cauliflower, eggplant,

potato, or spinach, tofu).

 

Ingredients

oil for deep frying (corn oil is an excellent choice)

1 cup of besan (gram flour; available at Indian stores)

1/2 tsp turmeric

pinch of hing (

1 tsp salt

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp chilli powder

cut vegetables (bitesize, strips, or wedges)

 

Preparation

 

Heat up the oil in a wook or deep-frying pan.

In the meanwhile, make a batter by mixing together the flour and all

the spices. Then, add enough water to make a thick batter. It should

be of a consistency that will thinly coat the vegetables (ie. it

can't be runny, but at the same time, it can't be so thick that all

your fritters are half dough!).

 

The oil is ready for frying when batter drops quickly crisp and

crackle in it. You should coat the cut vegetables in the batter, and

then slip them into the oil (don't slam dunk them, as this will cause

your oil to splash and burn!). Don't do too many at a time; make sure

the vegetables have enough swimming space.

 

Serve as hot as possible!.

 

Serve with tomato sauce, salsa, yoghurt or spicy chutneys.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for posting the recipes for the Jalebis and the Pakoras.

Especially the Pakoras sound marvellous to me ( I love the Indian

cuisine anyway)

 

Gabriella

 

 

, " aryabuddha "

<aryabuddha> wrote:

> From Rice University vegetarian Club.

>

> Pakoras (Vegetable Fritters)

>

> Pakoras are an essential item of Indian festive food. They can be

> made with almost any vegetable (bell pepper, cauliflower, eggplant,

> potato, or spinach, tofu).

>