PAKORA (INDIAN VEGETABLE FRITTERS)
Recipe video above. Vegetable fritters can be so bland and uninspiring ... but not in the hands of Indian cooks! Pakoras are a traditional Indian street food made with all sorts of vegetables. I've used onion, potato and caulifloiwer, but see Note 5 for other options. Serve as starter for an Indian menu, light meal or pass around as canapes. They're gluten free and vegan so everybody can enjoy them!Spiciness: Mild. Large chillies are not that spicy, and we are using 2 across lots of pakoras! Feel free to omit/reduce the fresh chilli and chilli powder.No deep fry method - See Note 7 for shallow pan-fried version.
Provided by Nagi
Categories Appetiser Light Meal Starter
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Make batter: Place chickpea flour in a bowl with the spices (turmeric, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, chilli). Slow whisk in the water.
- Mix in Vegetables: Add potato, cauliflower, onion, ginger, chilli and coriander. Mix well with a wooden spoon. It should be a thick batter, almost paste-like.
- Preheat oven to 80°C/175°F - to keep cooked pakoras warm. Set a rack over a tray.
- Heat oil: Heat 4cm / 1.5" oil in a large heavy based pot to 180°C/350°F (Note 6).
- Form patties: Drop 2 tbsp of batter roughly formed into a patty shape into the oil. I use my hands (as is typical in India!) but you can also use 2 tablespoons (be careful of splash-age). Don't crowd the pot, it will lower the temperature too much.
- Fry pakoras: Fry 2 - 3 minutes until golden. Drain on paper towels. Keep cooked pakoras hot in the oven on a rack set over a tray.
- Serve: Serve pakoras with Coriander Mint Sauce or Minted Yogurt Sauce!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 64 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, TransFat 1 g, Sodium 155 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CRISPY VEGETABLE PAKORAS
These are very yummy, and if any of you have ever had Japanese tempura coated veggies, you'll love this recipe. It's similar, yet it is unique in it's taste. Serve with a chili sauce, mint yogurt sauce, or sweet and sour sauce. Try other vegetables for dipping, such as sweet potatoes, broccoli and asparagus.
Provided by veggigoddess
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Spicy
Time 25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Sift the chickpea flour into a medium bowl. Mix in the coriander, salt, turmeric, chili powder, garam masala and garlic.
- Make a well in the center of the flower. Gradually pour the water into the well and mix to form a thick, smooth batter.
- Over medium high heat in a large, heavy saucepan, heat the oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Coat the cauliflower and onions in the batter and fry them in small batches until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.5 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 406.4 mg, Sugar 4.3 g
PAKORA RECIPE | VEGETABLE PAKORA
Mixed Vegetable pakora are veggie fritters made in South Indian style. They are addictive, aromatic, crunchy and a delicious snack. Serve them with cup of tea or mint chutney.
Provided by Swasthi
Categories Snack
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Wash the veggies and cut to thin 2 inch long strips. Check the pictures in the post.
- Add them to a bowl along with ginger garlic, green chilies (or chilli flakes), salt, garam masala, mint or other herbs. Mix well & squeeze them gently to release moisture. Keep aside for 10 mins.
- Add the gram flour, rice flour (or corn starch) along with ajwain (optional). Mix well to a slightly sticky dough. If the dough is too dry, sprinkle a few tablespoons of water and mix. It must be of a sticky dough consistency and not batter consistency.
- Taste test and add more salt, garam masala or green chilies.
- Heat oil in a deep pan on a medium heat. Test by dropping a small portion of dough, it must sizzle and come up but not brown. This is the right temperature.
- Take small portions of dough and flatten with your fingers to 1½ inch size portions and gently slide to the hot oil. You won't shape it or drop it in lumps.
- Regulate the flame to medium. Do not disturb for a minute or 2 until they firm up a bit. Then stir them and fry until golden, crisp and aromatic.
- Remove the vegetable pakoras to a cooling rack or steel colander. To make the next batch, ensure the oil is hot enough but not smoking hot. Fry in batches until you finish all of the prepared dough.
- Serve vegetable pakora hot with a cup of masala tea or green chutney.
- To keep them crispy for longer, place them on a wired rack in a low oven setting. You can also reheat them in air fryer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 293 kcal, Carbohydrate 30 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 33 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PAKORA
This pakora recipe from Jaswinder Gill produces perfectly spiced and crispy Indian snacks. Ideal for a family feast, serve with your favourite chutney
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Side dish, Snack, Starter
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 120C/100C fan/ gas 1/2. Make a paste by blitzing the chilli, ginger and tomato together, then set aside.
- Mix the gram flour with the spices. Add all the prepared vegetables and toss in the mix. Slowly add 150ml water until the batter coats the vegetables - they should be well coated, but not swimming in it.
- Add the tomato mixture and get your hands in there, mixing well until everything is incorporated. Add a little lemon juice and seasoning.
- Heat the oil to 180C. Take a handful of the mix and squeeze it into a loose little ball, to ensure the vegetables stick to each other when lowered in the oil. Use a spoon to carefully drop the ball into the oil.
- Fry for about 4 mins until golden and crispy, then taste to test for seasoning and consistency. You may also need to add a little water or gram our to the mixture at this point if your tester ball didn't hold together. Repeat, frying the remaining mixture in batches.
- Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm in the oven as you go. Serve immediately with chutney.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 309 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 35 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium
VEGETABLE PAKORAS
I like to think of pakoras as the Indian tempura. They're a staple of Indian life, and are the perfect accompaniment to a hot cup of chai or a chilled mug of beer. The superhero ingredient here is Indian chickpea flour. No egg is required to make this batter, so it's perfect for the vegans among you!
Provided by Aarti Sequeira
Time 45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Whisk the besan, rice flour, salt, turmeric, ajwain seeds and baking soda together in a large bowl. Add the ginger, lemon juice and enough water (roughly 1/2 cup) to form a batter. (Consistency-wise, it should be slightly thinner than heavy cream.)
- Warm the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until it registers 375 degrees F on a thermometer. Set a cooling rack over a paper-towel lined baking sheet.
- Drop the onions, kale and cauliflower into the batter. Using tongs or your fingers, knock the excess batter off each piece before dropping into the hot oil. Fry in batches, making sure not to overcrowd the pot. Fry smaller, thinner vegetables like the onions and kale for 1 to 2 minutes. Fry the cauliflower for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove the pakoras from the hot oil using a spider. Set on the cooling rack, then quickly sprinkle with salt and the ground black lime. Eat hot!
PAKORAS
Make and share this Pakoras recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Carol Bullock
Categories Asian
Time 17m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine flour and baking soda.
- Add cold water slowly.
- Stir until moistened.
- Add rest of ingredients but don't over-mix.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls into hot oil.
- Fry until both sides are golden brown.
- Caution: Don't put too much dough in at once, or it will turn out gooey in the middle.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 33.4, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 269.2, Carbohydrate 5.7, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.1, Protein 1.6
PAKORA FOR PUNJABI KADHI
I usually make a whole bunch of these pakoras to freeze and use as my emergency food for company. They are perfect with Punjabi kadi, a creamy Indian gravy that is served with these pakoras. You can also serve them as a starter with coriander chutney.
Provided by Allrecipes Member
Categories Indian Appetizers
Time 25m
Yield 25
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat a generous amount of vegetable oil in a heavy saucepan or a deep fryer.
- Combine water, flour, onion, salt, chili powder, and baking soda in a bowl to make a thick batter.
- Place 1 teaspoon batter in the hot oil and deep-fry until browned all around, about 3 minutes. Line a plate with paper towels and drain pakoras there.
- Place the pakoras in the Punjabi Kadi.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 21.2 calories, Carbohydrate 2.8 g, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 69.3 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
PUNJABI PAKORAS
Pakoras are a quick and simple treat that will delight the tastebuds and your guests alike! You won't often find them on a menu or anywhere outside the Indian home. The onion bhaji is probably the closest thing many people will have tried to the pakora. My mum would make them on a weekend to have with mid-morning or afternoon tea, yum!
Provided by indian.rubies
Time 40m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the ingredients in the first part of the list into a bowl. You may want to sieve the flour. You can use ground coriander but I used seeds then crush them in a pestle and mortar. This takes about 5 mins but is totally worth the effort.
- Add cold water to the the bowl and mix thoroughly with your hands until you have a batter that resembles the consistency of a thick milkshake. I stick the bowl under a low running tap and gradually build up the batter.
- Next add the ingredients in the second part of the list to the bowl and mix together well. Leave these to rest while you heat up the oil.
- Keep the heat at a medium heat and test it's ready with a little drop of the batter. It should immediately start cooking if the oil is at the right temperature.
- With a tablespoon, take a serving of the batter and vegetables and drop into the hot oil. It should hold together and start bubbling away. Continue to drop more servings into the oil until it gets crowded.
- After a minute, start to turn over the pakoras loosely in the order you dropped them in. After about 5 mins they should be golden brown on both sides. Take one out to test. They should be cooked throughout and not gooey inside once ready.
- Placing them onto some kitchen paper when ready helps removes excess oil. They'll stay hot for quite a while so you can cook the entire batch before serving.
- Serve on their own or with tamarind sauce. Perfect with a cup of tea! Delicious when cold too.
PUNJABI PAKORA CURRY
I had something that sounded like this at a Sharonville Ohio restaurant. I haven't tried this one yet, but will soon, when I get all the ingredients together. From Food-India.com nt
Provided by PalatablePastime
Categories Asian
Time 1h25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 38
Steps:
- Make pakoras:.
- Mix pakora ingredients (besan, cumin seeds, onions, green chilli, ginger, turmeric, garam masala, red chilli powder, fennel seed, and salt) in a bowl until smooth. Add enough water to make a very thick batter.
- Fry mixture by tablespoonfuls in hot oil until golden and crispy, then drain on paper toweling. Keep warm in low oven.
- Prepare the kadai sauce:.
- Blend yogurt, 4 cups water, pinch of turmeric powder, salt, pinch of red chilli powder, and besan. It should look like a buttermilk lassi mixture with besan in it.
- Keep it aside for half an hour before starting to make kadi.
- For the Remainder of the Kadai:
- Pour mustard oil in a big pan (or wok) and heat it until it gets hot. Add cumin seeds mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, cloves and let them pop.
- Add curry leaves and dry red chilli to the frying mixture.
- Add onions and fry until golden brown.
- Add the garlic, and ginger to it and fry for 3 minutes, watching that it should not stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Add chopped tomatoes and fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Add tamarind paste to the pan and let it come to the boil for 4-5 minutes.
- Add turmeric powder , garam masala, red chilli powder, salt and fry until oil starts floating on the top and it gives out dark reddish brownish color.
- Add the kadi sauce mixture.
- Gently stir the curry, as it will start sticking to the bottom. Keep it on medium heat first, and let it come to a boil. Keep watching it and stirring. Simmer for 3-5 minutes, then lower the heat and let it cook on low flame for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir for another 5 minutes and check if its thick enough and looks dark yellow. Again stir it for 5 minutes and sprinkle dry fenugreek leaves on it and let it boil for another 2 minutes and than add the pakoras in the kadi.
- Boil more for 3 minutes and don't stir too much as the pakora can break apart.
- For garnishing, sprinkle cilantro and serve hot with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1263.8, Fat 122.9, SaturatedFat 17.8, Cholesterol 15.9, Sodium 134.8, Carbohydrate 33.9, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 14.8, Protein 12.5
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