Pakora is a fried snack (fritter). With its origins in Uttar Pradesh,[1]it is found across South Asia.
INGREDIENTS
Onion - 1/4 cup sliced lengthwise
Gram flour/kadalaimavu/besan -1/3 cup + 1 tsp
Rice flour -2 1/2 tbsp
Chilli powder -3/4 tsp
Hot oil - 1 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Salt as needed
Oil for deep frying pakoras
PREPARATION
Cut onion thinly lengthwise and keep it aside.
In a bowl, mix together onion, salt, gram flour, rice flour, chilli powder, 1 tsp hot oil and hing. Add approximately 4 tsp of water and mix well. After mixing, it will be as shown in the picture below.
Heat oil in a kadai. To check if the oil is hot enough to fry the pakodas, drop a little batter into the oil, if the batter raises to the surface immediately, the oil is ready for frying the pakodas.
Reduce the heat to medium, take a little prepared pakoda batter and drop it into the oil as shown in the picture below. Do not make balls or shape it, this pakoda should be shapeless.
Fry until golden brown, stirring in between. Remove it from the oil and drain excess oil on a colander or paper towel.
