To make vegetable fritters irresistible … make Pakora!!
These are Indian vegetable patties, spiced and fried until golden and crispy.
Theyregluten freeandveganso everybody can enjoy them!
Dipping pakora into Minted Yogurt Sauce
Pakora: Indian Vegetable Fritters
This is street food, the Indian way!
Theyre loaded with gorgeous Indian spices before being fried until crunchy.
I will never tell if you dont!
Nowadays its sold at large grocery stores in Australia.
However it tastes nothing like it, and has a pungent and mysterious flavour.
Its available at stores that carry a decent range of spices.
Dipping pakora into Minted Yogurt Sauce
I found it at Harris Farms (Australia).
Also, of course, at Indian grocery stores!
Best sub:Garam masala or a generic curry powder.
Inside of Pakora
Substitute:cayenne pepper.
Feel free to reduce chilli powder if youre concerned about spiciness.
Start conservatively and cook a test pakora.
Generally the rule is the larger the chilli, the less spicy they are.
Feel free to omit or reduce to your taste;
Potatoes Any all-rounder or starchy potatoes work.
AU: Sebago, US: russet, UK: King Edward or Maris Piper.
Pakora batter
Other vegetablesto use for Pakoras
A nice thing about Pakoras are their versatility.
you could also grate it using a standard box grater.
Use a large bowl so the cauliflower bits dont go everywhere.
Frying pakoras (no fry option also provided!)
But its worth it, I promise!
Of course, they wont be quite the same but theyre still delicious!
Batter:Make the batter by mixing together the chickpea flour and dried spices with water.
At this stage, the batter will seem very thick and paste-like but dont worry.
I use my hands (as is typical in India!)
but you’re free to also use 2 dessertspoons.
Remember, dont crowd the pot!
It will lower the oil temperature too much.
They will easily cook through inside in this time;
Drainpakora on paper towels and continue cooking the remainder.
You cant go wrong with either of these, they both work brilliantly with Pakoras!
I really just comes down to personal preference.
So make these as the appetiser for a homemade Indian feast.
Green Coriander Mint Lime Sauce for Pakoras
In India, Pakora are a common street snack sold by street vendors.
In this vein, Pakoras would make a great option to pass around as acanape.
They are the perfect finger food size, and something a little different!
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Cook up a big batch then just pop them in the oven to crisp up just before serving.
This recipe makes a lot around 40 pakoras.
I figure if were going to make them, lets make it worth our while.
Plus, they reheat terrifically in the oven and also freeze well.
when you’ve got made a stash, youll be glad you did!
When you eye off cheesy bread like that, theres just no doubt that youre my boy.
(Especially when that cheesy bread isCroque Monsieur!)
