VEGETABLE PAKODA

Vegetable Pakoda

Ingredients:

Chickpea flour/besan flour - 2 Cups

Ajwain seeds - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - ½ tsp

Asafedita - 1 pinch

Cayenne pepper/chilli powder - 1 tsp

Water - ¼ cup

Baking soda - 2 pinches

Cilantro - ¼ cup

Onion - 1 (sliced)

Cauliflower - 3 small florets (separated)

Carrot - 1 (thin sliced)

Beans - 10

Potato - 1 (thin sliced)

Salt - to taste

Oil - for frying

Method:

1. Wash and clean all the vegetables, and keep aside.

2. Mix all the powder ingredients together and take half of it and put it in a bowl.

3. Add all the vegetables and mix well.

4. Now add salt and add the rest of the powder ingredients.

5. Now add the water, a bit at a time, mixing constantly with your hands until you have a thick, sticky paste. Set aside for 15-20 minutes.

6. Heat oil for deep frying. Don’t let the oil smoke.

7. Drop a teaspoon-sized amount of pakoda mix with at least one vegetable on each drop.

8. Stir and turn the pakodas until they are lightly brown on all sides, about 4-5 minutes.

9. Drain and serve warm.