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Kerala · Lunch

Vegetable Pakora

Traditional 73. Vegetable Pakora recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 2 cups mixed vegetables (onions, potatoes, cauliflower, spinach), cut thin
• 1 cup besan (chickpea flour)
• 1/4 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 2-3 green chilies, minced
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Pinch of turmeric
• 1/4 tsp red chili powder
• Oil for deep frying

👩‍🍳 How to make Vegetable Pakora

1. Prepare batter (2 mins, no heat): Mix besan, rice flour, salt, turmeric, red chili powder. Add water gradually to form thick, coating batter. Visual: batter thick, sticks to vegetables.
2. Add aromatics (1 min, no heat): Mix in green chilies, ginger.
3. Coat vegetables (2 mins, no heat): Add cut vegetables to batter, coat well. Visual: each piece well-coated.
4. Heat oil (3 mins, high heat): Heat coconut oil in deep pan to 170°C.
5. Fry (8 mins, high heat): Drop vegetable pieces carefully into hot oil, fry in batches. Fry 4-5 minutes until golden. Visual: vegetables golden, batter crispy.
6. Flip and finish (3 mins, high heat): Flip pieces, fry 2-3 minutes until dark golden. Visual: both sides crispy.
7. Drain (2 mins, no heat): Remove with slotted spoon, drain on paper towels.

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