Vegetable pakoda is a popular Indian street food and snack using vegetables, and gram flour (chickpea/besan flour), with warming spices and fresh herbs. This version of the pakoda is made with potato, capsicum, onion, carrot and cabbage. The batter-coated vegetables are then deep-fried until crispy and golden brown.
Rajma Pakoda
Difficulty: MediumA crunchy snack made with rajma beans, besan flour and other spices. It is served with evening tea or coffee.
Quick Onion Pakoda
Cooks in 70 minutesDifficulty: MediumA great evening snack that is served with tea or coffee. This is a quick version of the recipe using Instant Bajji or Bonda Mix.
Vegetable Pakoda
4
servings30
minutes40
minutesThis version of the pakoda is made with potato, capsicum, onion, carrot and cabbage. The batter-coated vegetables are then deep-fried until crispy and golden brown.
Ingredients
Besan Flour – 2 cups
Rice flour – 1 cup
Mixed vegetables chopped finely – 2 cups
(Carrot, Beans, Cabbage, Capsicum, Potato)Big Onion – 1 No
Green chilli – 1 or 2
Fresh Ginger – a small piece
Garlic flakes – 4 to 5
Pudina (Mint) leaves – few
Coriander Leaves – few
Curry Leaves – few
Red Chilli Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Asafoetida Powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Sombu (Fennel seeds) – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 2 teaspoons or as per taste
Hot Oil – 2 tablespoons
Oil for deep frying
Directions
- Chop the onion lengthwise.
- Chop the green chillies, ginger and all vegetables finely.
- Crush the garlic with skin.
- In a broad bowl or plate add besan flour, rice flour, red chili powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida powder, sombu (Fennel seeds) and salt. Mix it well.
- Add chopped pudina (Mint) leaves, coriander leaves, curry leaves along with chopped green chilly, ginger, garlic and all other chopped vegetables and onion. Mix it well.
- Heat enough oil in a thick bottom kadai.
- Take two tablespoons (or a small ladle) of oil from the heated oil and pour over the flour mixture.
- Knead the mixture well and sprinkle one or two handful of water and make a hard dough.
- Take a handful of the dough and put by pinching it little by little into hot oil and deep fry till golden brown.
- After frying all the pakoda, put few curry leaves in the hot oil and immediately remove it. Put the fried curry leaves on the top of pakoda for garnishing.