Onion Fritters|পেয়াঁজি|Kolkata Street-food|কলকাতার রাস্তার খাবার

Name: Onion Fritters|পেয়াঁজি|Kolkata Street-food|কলকাতার রাস্তার খাবার
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 People
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 onions (thinly sliced); 1 inch ginger (finely chopped); 2 green chilli (finely chopped); as required few curry leaves (chopped); 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped); 1/4 tsp turmeric / haldi; 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli; pinch hing / asafoetida; 1/4 tsp ajwain / caraway seeds; 1 cup besan / gram flour; 2 tbsp rice flour; 1/2 tsp salt; as required oil for deep frying

TheStrollingFoodie @TheStrollingFoodie

Kolkata

Onion pakoda are basically onion fritters made with gram flour (besan). You can even make these with chickpea flour. Onion Pakoda are a popular Indian street food as well.

Like many Indian recipes, onion pakoda is made differently in various parts of India. It is one snack that is easy to prepare and tastes good too.

Onion pakoda are basically onion fritters made with gram flour (besan). You can even make these with chickpea flour. Onion Pakoda are a popular Indian street food as well.

Like many Indian recipes, onion pakoda is made differently in various parts of India. It is one snack that is easy to prepare and tastes good too.

TheStrollingFoodie @TheStrollingFoodie

Kolkata

Onion pakoda are basically onion fritters made with gram flour (besan). You can even make these with chickpea flour. Onion Pakoda are a popular Indian street food as well.

Like many Indian recipes, onion pakoda is made differently in various parts of India. It is one snack that is easy to prepare and tastes good too.

Onion pakoda are basically onion fritters made with gram flour (besan). You can even make these with chickpea flour. Onion Pakoda are a popular Indian street food as well.

Like many Indian recipes, onion pakoda is made differently in various parts of India. It is one snack that is easy to prepare and tastes good too.

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Ingredients

25 Minutes

4 People

2onions (thinly sliced)
1 inchginger (finely chopped)
2green chilli (finely chopped)
as required few curry leaves (chopped)
2 tbspcoriander leaves (finely chopped)
1/4 tspturmeric / haldi
1/2 tspkashmiri red chilli
pinchhing / asafoetida
1/4 tspajwain / caraway seeds
1 cupbesan / gram flour
2 tbsprice flour
1/2 tspsalt
as required oil for deep frying

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Steps

25 Minutes

1

Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 2 thinly sliced onions.
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Also add 1 inch ginger, 2 green chilli, few curry leaves, 2 tbsp coriander leaves, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp ajwain and pinch of hing.
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Additionally, add 1 cup besan, 2 tbsp rice flour and ½ tsp salt.
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Combine well making sure to squeeze onions well.
5

Without adding any water squeeze out the onions till the moisture is released.
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Combine till dough is formed. if onions do not release water, then sprinkle few drops of water.
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Take a ball sized pakoda dough and drop in hot oil. do not over crowd the oil as it wont get crispy.
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Fry on medium flame till the pakore turns crispy and golden brown.
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Finally, drain over kitchen paper and serve onion pakore with tomato sauce or green chutney, salad or with red tea.
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Bon appetite!