Recipe submitted by Anandhi Ram
Broccoli Pakora
Broccoli Pakora is a delicious Indian snack. It is a spicy, crispy snack that serves as a great appetizer for any occasion. It can be served with chutney or tomato sauce or any other hot sauce.
Ingredients
- 8-10 Broccoli Florets
- 1 cup Besan/gram Flour
- 1/4 Cup Rice Flour
- 1 Tbsp All Purpose Flour/maida
- 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Hing/asafoetida
- 1 Pinch Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 Tsp Salt - (adjust To Taste)
- 3/4 Cup Water - (adjust As Needed)
- 1 Cup Oil For Frying -
Instructions
- In a wide bowl combine all the dry ingredients(Besan, Rice Flour, All purpose flour, Red chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Asafoetida, Baking soda and Salt)
- Add water to this slowly to make a smooth batter. The batter should not be too thin or thick. Consistency should be like Idli/Dosa/Pancake batter.
- Heat oil in Kadai in a medium high flame.
- Dip the Broccoli Florets into the batter to make sure its evenly coated with the batter.
- When oil is hot enough,(you can test this by adding a drop of batter into oil. It should come up nicely without getting getting dark/burnt immediately) add the battered Broccoli into the oil one by one slowly. Reduce the flame to medium.
- Deep fry the Pakoras until crisp and golden brown turning them slowly in between.
- Remove them from the oil using slotted spoon and drain excess oil in a paper towel. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.
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Definitely going to try them on monday. But is there a subsitute for heing?