Vegetable Pakoras

• Vegetable Pakoras 

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Pakoras are pieces of vegetable dipped into a chickpea based batter and fried in oil. Easy to make and quite delicious. They make a great snack to eat with an aperitif. 

Ingredients for batter for 6-8 people 

1 cup of chickpea flour (besan) 

½tsp chilli powder pinch of salt 

2 finely chopped green chillis 

2tsp finely chopped coriander 

½tsp of baking powder (this makes the pakoras crisp) oil for frying

• Let's Cook

 Put the flour, salt and chilli powder into a bowl and mix well. Pour in some water a bit at a time and stir in. Beat to make a smooth batter that is not too stiff. Stir in the chilli's and coriander. 

• Vegetables

 You can use vegetables of your choice, onion cauliflower, along with potato and courgette finely sliced into rounds to make Pakoras. 

• Making the Pakoras 

    Put about 1½ inches of oil in a pan and heat. You can test the temperature by dropping a bit of batter into the oil. (Itshould come to the surface immediately and not change colour immediately) Dip your vegetable pieces into the batter and ensure they are well coated and then place carefully into the oil. Fry in small batches for 4 or 5 minutes turning occasionally until they are golden.  Remove excess oil on kitchen paper and serve hot.