By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
October 28th, 2023
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A popular deep-fried snack recipe across india that is prepared for various occasions. Generally, the most common way to prepare this snack is to have a thin coating of spiced besan batter to form layered fritters, but it can also be prepared like a dumpling without many onion layers. Here's the recipe for Onion pakoda.
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400g onion 3 chilli, finely chopped Few curry leaves, chopped 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped 1 tsp chilli powder ¼ tsp turmeric ¼ tsp cumin powder ¼ tsp ajwain 1 tsp ginger paste ¾ tsp salt 1½ cup besan / gram flour ¼ cup rice flour Oil, for frying
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Thinly slice the onions. make sure to slice of uniform thickness as it helps to fry easily. Transfer the sliced onions into a large bowl. Add chilli, few curry leaves, coriander, chilli powder, turmeric, cumin powder, ajwain, ginger paste and salt.
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Squeeze and mix well making sure all the spices are well combined and onions release moisture. Further add 1 ½ cup besan, ¼ cup rice flour and mix well. Squeeze and mix without adding any water. The water in the onion is enough to form the dough. Add more besan if required.
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Now drop the dough into hot oil forming a random shape. Fry on medium flame stirring occasionally. Fry until the pakoda turns golden brown and crisp. Finally, drain off the pakoda and enjoy with hot tea.
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