Step 1

First take a large bowl and add the thinly sliced onions.

Step 2

Now add the besan/chickpea flour, ajwain, rice flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida and mix them thoroughly.

Step 3

The moisture from the onion will be sufficient for the dough to start getting formed if you require to sprinkle some water to it and again mix it thoroughly.

Step 4

Meanwhile, bring some oil to heat in a deep pan for deep frying, you test the oil for heat by adding a small ball of the dough. If it lifts to the surface immediately the oil is ready or else wait for a minute or two and start frying.

Step 5

Drop small balls of batter into the oil and deep fry them till they look crisp and golden in colour.

Step 6

Remove them with a slotted spoon so the oil can drain from the onion pakoras and transfer them on to a paper towel and let them rest for a minute or so to absorb the rest of the excess oil.

Step 7

If you are serving them with the fried green chilli, you can fry the green chilli in the same oil.