Bottle gourd and cucumber pakoda

Name: Bottle gourd and cucumber pakoda
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup grated bottle gourd; 1 grated cucumber; 1 1/2 cup gram flour; as needed oil; 1/2 cup semolina; 1 finely chopped onion; 1 green chilli; 2 tsp Fresh chopped Coriander leaves; 1/2 tbsp Red chilli powder; 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tbsp garam masala; to taste Salt; 1/4 tbsp amchur / dry mango powder

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Ingredients

2-3 servings

1 cupgrated bottle gourd
1grated cucumber
1 1/2 cupgram flour
as neededoil
1/2 cupsemolina
1finely chopped onion
1green chilli
2 tspFresh chopped Coriander leaves
1/2 tbspRed chilli powder
1/2 tbspturmeric powder
1/4 tbspgaram masala
to tasteSalt
1/4 tbspamchur / dry mango powder

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Steps

1

Add salt to the grated bottle gourd, cucumber mix well and set aside for 15-20 minutes.Squeeze the gourd , cucumber and transfer to a bowl.
2

Add gram flour, semolina, onion, green chillies, asafoetida, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander leaves, amchur powder and Salt. Add little water and mix well to make a smooth batter.
3

Heat oil in pan.Drop small portions of batter into the oil and deep-fry on medium heat. Once it turns slightly brown colour remove it from the oil.
4

Serve hot with green Coriander chutney and tomato ketchup.