Onion Pakoda



Onion pakoda or kanda bhajia is another Indian popular dish, mainly served as snacks or taken with tea during afternoon break. It is a fried dish. Add more chilies to make it spicy.

Ingredients we will need to make this recipe:

Onion (pyaj) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 4

Bengal gram flour (besan) : . . . . . . . 1/2 cup

Ginger paste (adrak) : . . . . . . 1/4 tea spoon

Red chili powder (lal mirchi) : . . . . . 1 tea spoon

Green chilies (hari mirchi) : . . . . . . . . . . 1 or 2

Baking soda : . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2 tea spoon

Coriander leaves (hara dhania)

Oil for deep frying

Salt (namak) to taste

Add besan in finely cut onion. Mix ginger paste, red chili powder, finely cut green chilies, coriander leaves, baking soda and salt. Now mix it thoroughly with hand without adding water till water from onion is released. Add 1/4 cup (or required) water to prepare a thick pulp.

Now make medium sized balls and deep fry in oil till they are slightly cooked. Remove them and place them on butter paper. Press them with a flat ladle or knife to make them flat and again fry till golden brown.

Serve with green chutney.




If you are a non-veg eater, you will also like this preparation of:

Anda Pakoda

This is a fried egg preparation as a starter dish which is full of protein, carbohydrates and fat.


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