onion pakoda

Pakoda are a kind of fritters made with gram flour, onions, basic herbs and spices. These crunchy onion pakoda are super quick to make &amp; taste delicious. Serve them plain or with masala tea, coconut chutney, green chutney.

Onion pakoda

onions (thinly sliced, layers separated)

besan ((gram flour, chana dal flour))

rice flour (or semolina or cornstarch)

salt ((more if needed))

ginger finely chopped (or grated (optional))

carom seeds ((ajwain

green chilies (chopped (adjust to suit your taste))

curry leaves (chopped or 2 tbsps coriander leaves)

mint leaves ((pudina) chopped (optional))

cashews ((optional, soaked

Slice onions moderately thin and add them to a mixing bowl.

Add chilies, ginger, curry leaves, pudina and salt to the same mixing bowl.&nbsp;

Nicely squeeze the onions with your fingers few times without mushing them up.&nbsp;

Leave it aside for 5 minutes. This helps the onions to release some moisture.

Then sprinkle besan, ajwain, cashews and more salt if needed. 

Mix everything well to coat the onions with the flour. The mixture will be fairly dry at this moment.

Add water 2 tbsps each time and mix the flour to make a moist mass of dough.&nbsp;

The dough must be tight yet very moist and not soggy like batter else they absorb lot of oil while frying.

Preparation for onion pakoda

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a kadai until very hot.

Be careful as it is too hot. Pour this to the dough.

Immediately the oil will sizzle. Mix the dough with a spoon and not hand as the oil is too hot.

Heat oil in the same kadai or fry pan for deep frying the pakoda. 

Check if the oil is hot enough in the kadai by sliding a tiny piece of dough first. 

It has to rise and not sink in the oil. Next it should not brown too quickly. This is the right temperature.

When the oil is hot enough, regulate the flame to medium high.&nbsp;

Take a small amount of dough and make small pakoda with your fingers and slide them gently in the hot oil.&nbsp;

Do not add too many pakodas in the pan. They should have some space in the pan to swim around &amp; fry well.

While frying stir &amp; if needed flip the onion pakodas occasionally for even frying. 

Fry them till they turn crisp &amp; golden. Then transfer them with a ladle to an absorbent tissue placed in a plate or to a colander.

Continue to make more onion pakoda in batches with the rest of the dough.&nbsp;

Serve onion pakoda hot with a cup of tea or coffee. You can also serve them with green chutney.

Or sprinkle some chaat masala or any ground seasoning of your choice.

How to make onion pakoda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vil9ipI595Q

Onion Pakoda is a popular tea time snack from India. These addictive and delicious crisp fried fritters are made with sliced onions, gram flour spices, chilies and herbs. 

Complete recipe here : - https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/crispy-onion-pakoda-pakora-recipe/

Onion Pakoda Recipe - South Indian Style Crisp onion fritters

Guilt Free, Low oil, Non Fried Tea Time Snack Recipe with tips to make crispy crunchy pakodas at home. Air Fryer Onion Pakodas are best served with Chutney, Ketchup and Masala Tea.

Air Fryer Onion Pakoda (No Fry Tea Time Snack)

Gram Flour

Sliced Onions (I have used Red Onions)

tsp Ajwain or Carom Seeds

tsp Hing

tsp Red Chilli Powder

tsp Turmeric Powder

Rice Flour

Water (for the batter)

Oil oil

Coriander Leaves as required

Chopped Green Chillies as required

salt

Preheat the Air fryer at 200 degrees Celsius for 7 to 10 minutes

In the meanwhile, take a bowl, add all the above ingredients such as flour, spices, coriander leaves, chillies, saltand mix everything well.

Now add the water slowly and mix well until it forms a thick and sticky batter.

Add 1 tsp of oil to this batter and mix well. This leads to crispy pakoras like the fried ones.

Once the air fryer has been preheated, take small portions of the batter and place them on the Air fryer mesh.

Brush the pakoras lightly with oil.

Air fry them at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes

Flip the pakoras and lightly brush some oil, repeat the process for 7 minutes.

You will find the edges crispy and the pakoras cooked well.

Remove and serve hot.

Repeat the process with the rest of the batter until you have a bowlful of pakoras to enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee

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