Rainy time snacks

Mirchi Pakoda

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Ingredients

besan flour: 1 1/2 cup

Rice flour : 1 cup

Chilli powder : 1/2 tsp (optional)

Black pepper : 2 tsp (broken)

Coriander seeds : 1 tsp(broken)

Big size Green chilly : 4-5

salt : 1/4 tsp

Vegetable Oil

Method:


First take a small bowl and pour the Gram flour add the chili powder, black

pepper, coriander, salt for taste.

Next pour water for this mix and the mix should be very thick.

After that Cut the green chilies into pieces.

Then take all the pieces and put in the mixture. Mix well.

Heat oil in a pan and make pakodas.

Serve with hot MASALA TEA.

 

Bombay Rava Pakoda

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Ingredients

Rava:200 gms

Asafoetida powder: a pinch

Green Chillies:4 or 5

Onions: 3

Sour Curd:1 cup

Coriander leaves:a bunch

Ginger Garlic paste:1 tablespoon

Chilli powder:1 tea spoon.

Salt: to taste

Oil: to deep fry.

Method:


Mix all the ingredients except oil into a stiffer dough.

Keep the mixture for 30 min.

Deep fry this mixture into pakoras as usual.

Serve with Tomato-Chilli Chutney.

This is really easy-to-make and tasty recipe which suits all occassions.

 

Cashew Pakodas

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Ingredients

Cashewnut (unsalted) 200gms

Chana Flour 2cups

rice flour 1 1/2 cups

Curry leaves

garlic 2-3 cloves (optional)

salt

Red chilly powder 2 sp.oil 1 tsp

oil for deep frying

Method:

Grate garlic and add all ingredients will less water.

The mixture should be really hard in consistency.

Heat oil and put small portions of the mixture into it and fry them till golden

brown.

Remove them when they become golden brown.

Serve with tomato ketchup.

Can store it for a week in airtight container

 

Fresh Methi Leaves Pakoda

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Ingredients

3/4 cup fresh Methi leaves

1/2 tea spoon half crushed Dry Dhaniya

1 teaspoon Garam Masala

Jeera Powder one tbsp

Dhaniya Powder one tbsp

1/2 tea spTurmeric powder

Salt to taste

Red Chilli powder

Green Chillies 2 finely chopped

Ginger 1 inch finely chopped

Ajwain a pinch (optional)

1 teaspoon Garlic finely chopped

1 1/2 cup besan flour

3/4 rice flour / 1/2 cup rava

1/2 teaspoon of Baking Powder

1 Onion (finely chopped) optional

Oil for frying

Method:


First of all mix all of the ingredients given above.

Make a batter of slightly thick consistency (like cake).

Mix in the chopped onion & Keep for 10 minutes.

Now heat the oil and fry small portions of this mixture on a medium flame till

they turn brown.

Serve hot with green fried Chillies & Onions. Enjoy this dish.

Great appetizer for the parties.

Note:

if you do not have fresh methi leaves you can use dried methi

leaves same quantity put them in water for 1 hour.

You can use Palak, drum stick leaves or any other green instead of

Methi leaves and make pakodas. Those pakodas are called as

'KEERAI PAKODA'

 

Green Moong - Palak Pakoda

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Ingredients

2 cups Green Gram

2 - 4 tab.sp Rice flour

1 bunch Spinach

1 Onion

3 Green Chillies

1 pinch Turmeric Powder

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

Method:


Soak Moong Dal for 1 hour.

Dry palak after washing and cut them . Keep this aside.

Chop onion

In a mixer take Moong Dal, ginger, chilli and grind it.

Don't add more water while grinding otherwise the mixture will be thin.

Take this mixture in a vessel and add Palak, onion, rice flour and turmeric.

Mix it well.

Add salt to it.

Heat oil on medium high and deep fry the mixture in the form of pakoras until

brown.

Serve it hot with Tomato Sauce.

 

You are most welcome dear mals,:2thumbsup:

 

Hi Rama,

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