My friend Krishna made some yummy pakodas that were a super hit in the party. Here is the recipe for those yummy fritters
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups besan (gram dal flour)
½ cup rice flour4-5 green chillis, finely chopped
2 large onions, sliced2 spring onions (optional)
2 tbsp melted ghee (clarified butter)
few sprigs curry leaves
salt to taste
pinch of baking soda
oil for deep frying
Directions
Combine both the flours with salt, soda, green chillis, curry leaves and onions.
Add the melted ghee and mix well with fingers.
Combine well till u have a crumbly texture.
Add few tablespoons of water and mix well that it forms a hard batter. Don’t add too much water.
Heat enough oil in a deep frying pan. It should be piping hot.
Use your fingers (carefully) to drop the batter in the oil to form small fritters.
Reduce heat to medium and deep fry till they turn golden brown.
Use a ladle to keep turning the fritters so that it cooks on all sides.
Once they turn golden brown, remove them on to absorbent paper.
Store in air tight containers
Note: Krishna says - "You dont need to add spring onions for preparing gatti pakodi. I used them for added flavor. The quantity of rice flour can also be reduced to one fourth cup. The softer variety of pakodi can be prepared by omitting rice flour"
