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Vegetable Pakora




Source of Recipe


Moira Adams


Recipe Introduction


This tasty Indian snack is easy to make. It consists simply of fried vegetables in a gram flour batter. You can use almost any vegetables you like: carrots, celery, zucchini, bell peppers, mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, potato and parsnips are all good choices.

Gram flour is made from chickpeas (garbanzo beans) and is widely used in Indian cooking. Look for it in health food stores and Asian grocers. Look for it as chana or besan flour as well.


List of Ingredients




1 cup (4 oz, 110 g) gram flour
1 tsp. mixed ground spices (for example, coriander, cumin,
turmeric, ginger, curry powder or garam masala)
About 1 lb (450 g) of vegetables, cut into very small pieces
(for carrots, celery, bell pepper and parsnips, prepare thin slices; for cauliflower and broccoli, cut into small florets)
Oil or ghee for frying

Recipe



Mix the flour and spices. Slowly add cold water, stirring all the time, until you have a thin batter.

Heat the oil or ghee in a skillet. Dip each vegetable piece in the batter, one at a time. Make sure that it is fully coated. Drop it into the hot oil, and cook for a few minutes until crisp.

Remove the vegetable from the skillet and drain on a paper towel. Keep it warm until you are ready to serve.

You can serve pakora as an accompaniment to a curry, or as an
appetizer, or on their own as a satisfying snack.