PAKORAS - SPICY BATTER-DIPPED FRIED VEGGIES

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Pakoras - Spicy Batter-Dipped Fried Veggies image

Shandana, a friend from Pakistan, made these for me while in grad school... and I tried them out on my DD... who loved them as much as I did! You can use any vegetable you like... I tried quiet a few and liked them all! Makes a nice light meal too! (Similar to tempura)

Provided by Impera_Magna

Categories     Vegetable

Time 20m

Yield 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup chickpea flour (Gram flour or Besan, available in Indian stores)
1/2 teaspoon garlic
1/2 teaspoon ginger paste (or 1/2 t ginger powder)
3/4 teaspoon cumin
3/4 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon ajwain (optional)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
salt
1/2 cup water (or more to make correct consistency)

Steps:

  • Mix all dry ingredients together in bowl.
  • Add water and mix until batter is consistency of pancake batter.
  • Let batter sit for 10 to 15 minutes while you cut up vegetables (thinly sliced or julienned vegetables: carrots, potato, eggplant, onion, tomato, green pepper, mushrooms, or whatever you'd like to try).
  • Dip veggies in batter and fry until browned.
  • Also, you can chop up vegetables and mix them into the batter; fry by dropping spoonfuls in hot oil.

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