Ponk Wada/ Fresh Shorgum Pakora

Name: Ponk Wada/ Fresh Shorgum Pakora
Yield: 18 pieces
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh ponk/ tender shorgum; 1/2 cup besan; 3 tbsp rice flour; 2 tbsp spicy green garlic chilli ginger paste; 1/4 cup finely chopped green corainder leaves; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; Salt to taste as required; 1 pinch baking soda; Oil for frying as required

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

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Winter delicacy .. fresh tender shorgum/ jowar / great millet..ponk as it's know in Gujarati.. is available for short period when it's harvested in Gujarat fields in winter.
Usually roasted ponk is relish with black pepper,lemon flavour spicy sev,
I prepared delicious savoury snacks from Gujarati cuisine.. ponk wada.. from this tender shorgum/ ponk.

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

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Ingredients

18 pieces

1 cupfresh ponk/ tender shorgum
1/2 cupbesan
3 tbsprice flour
2 tbspspicy green garlic chilli ginger paste
1/4 cupfinely chopped green corainder leaves
1 tspsugar
1 tbsplemon juice
Salt to taste as required
1 pinchbaking soda
Oil for frying as required

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Steps

1

Grind 5 spicy green chillies,1" ginger and 6 green garlic with stalk to make paste. Keep aside.
2

Boil fresh shorgum/ ponk in water with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes. Strain and keep aside.
3

Grind coarsely 3/4 cup boiled ponk/ shorgum in mixer jar. Tranfer it in mixing bowl. Add 1/4 cup boiled ponk, besan, rice flour, green garlic chilli ginger paste, chopped green corainder leaves,sugar,salt, baking soda lemon juice. Mix well with wet hand (if mixture is too dry add 3-4 tbsp water.)
4

Prepare equal size round shape balls from prepared dough/ batter.
5

Deep fry ponk wadas, few at a time in hot oil on medium flame till crispy golden Similarly prepare all remaining ponk wada.
6

Serve/Relish Delicious Hot Ponk wada/ Fresh Shorgum Pakora with chutney, tea or coffee.