Vegetable Pakoras

 

Pakoras are pieces of vegetable

dipped into a chickpea based batter

and fried in oil. Easy to make and quite

delicious. They make a great snack to

eat with an aperitif.

Ingredients for batter for 6-8

people

1 cup of chickpea flour (besan)

½tsp chilli powder

pinch of salt

2 finely chopped green chillis

2tsp finely chopped coriander

½tsp of baking powder (this makes

the pakoras crisp)

oil for frying

Method

Put the flour, salt and chilli powder

into a bowl and mix well.

Pour in some water a bit at a time and

stir in. Beat to make a smooth batter that

is not too stiff.

Stir in the chilli's and coriander.

Vegetables

You can use vegetables of your

choice, onion cauliflower, along with

potato and courgette finely sliced into

rounds to make Pakoras.

Making the Pakoras

Put about 1½ inches of oil in a pan

and heat. You can test the temperature by

dropping a bit of batter into the oil. (It

should come to the surface immediately

and not change colour immediately)

Dip your vegetable pieces into the

batter and ensure they are well coated

and then place carefully into the oil. Fry