Onion pakoda

Name: Onion pakoda
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Onion - 2 medium cut lenthwise; Green chillies - 2 or 3 chopped fine; Ginger - 1/2 inch chopped or grates; Curry leaves - few chopped; Besan/chick pea flour/Kadalai maavu - 1 1/2 cup; Salt as needed; Oil for deep frying

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4 servings

Very Easy

45 min

A very simple and delicious pakoda/pakoras that can be made with less ingredients and served a snack.

Ingredients

Onion - 2 medium cut lenthwise
Green chillies - 2 or 3 chopped fine
Ginger - 1/2 inch chopped or grates
Curry leaves - few chopped
Besan/chick pea flour/Kadalai maavu - 1 1/2 cup
Salt as needed
Oil for deep frying

Preparation

Preparation25 min

Cook time20 min

In a vessel take onion, salt, green chillies and ginger. Mix well and leave it aside for 30 mts.
This will leave out water. Later add besan flour and mix well. The water from the onions itself witll be sufficient enoug, if not spinkle some water and mix well so you get a mixture of dropping consistency.
Heat oil for deep frying. Drop this mixture in small quantity here and there and deep fry till crisp. Remove and serve. In case you want very crisp pakodas add rice flour and mix with besan.
You can also mix besan along with onions and leave aside for the same time and follow the remaining steps.

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