Dal Mix pakora

Ingredients:

1/2 cup split wash moong dal
1/2 cup basin
1 cup potatoes peeled and shredded
2 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
4-5 green chili minced adjust to taste
1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/8 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
Oil to fry
Method

Wash and soak dal over night.
Grind dal coarsely using very little water.
Add all the ingredients to the dal batter, potatoes, cilantro, green chili, ginger, cumin seeds and salt, beat the batter for 2-3 minutes this will make the batter light. Add the water if needed, batter should be soft.
Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat.
The frying pan should have about 1 inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, put one drop of batter in oil. The batter should sizzle and come up but not change color right away. If oil is very hot vadas will not cook through and will not be crispy.
Place about 1 tablespoon of batter into the oil. Fry pakaoras until golden-brown all around.
Moong Dal pakoras should be crispy from outside and should be soft inside.

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Mixed Vegetable Pakora

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Ingredients:

Onions 100 gm Brinjal 100 gm Cauliflower 100 gm Potatoes 100 gm Batter: Gram flour 200 gm Little water Red chilli powder 1 tsp Turmeric powder ½ tsp Crushed cumin 1 tsp Salt to taste Baking soda 1 tsp Oil for deep frying Chaat Masala to taste.

Method:

Slice all the vegetables into thin slices or rounds. Make a thick batter with water, gram flour, red chilli powder, cumin, turmeric, salt, and baking soda. Coat each vegetable slice with the batter and deep fry. Sprinkle with chaat masala and serve with ketchup or chutney.

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Pakoray Recipe

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Recipe Ingredients

Gram flour 1 ½ quarters
Onions 2
Coriander ½ bunch
Mint leaves ½ bunch
Green chillies 2 to 3
Coriander leaves 1 tbsp (chopped)
Cumin 1 tbsp
Baking soda ½ tsp
Red chilli 1 tbsp (chopped)

Recipe Method/b>

Combine gram flour, baking soda, onions, coriander, mint and all spices in a bowl.
Add water to make a thick mixture.
When the mixture is ready, fry it in hot oil in the form of pakoras.
Tasty pakoras are ready.
Serve with tomato ketchup or chilli sauce.

Tip:

If ghee (or cooking oil) sizzles in fry pan, sprinkle a pinch of plain flour or whole wheat flour in it. The oil will stop sizzling.

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