Methi Pakoda

Name: Methi Pakoda
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup methi leaves chopped finely; 2 tbsp coriander chopped finely; 3-4 green chillies chopped finely; 1 inch ginger grated; 1/4th tsp coriander seeds half crushed; 1/4 th tsp black pepper half crushed; 1/4 tsp ajwain; 2 tsp sesame seeds; 1/2 cup gramflour (besan); 3 tbsp rice flour; 2 tsp fine semolina; 1 tbsp cornflour; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; To taste salt; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 2 tbsp hot oil for batter; 1/2 cup oil for frying; As needed water to make a thick batter; 1 tsp lemon juice

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Methi Pakoda / Methi Na Gota is a popular Gujarati snack. They are crisp as well as soft textured fritters made with fenugreek leaves, gram flour ( besan), rice flour,semolina,some herbs and spices. These fritters make for a quick tea time snack or appetizer with a side of tomato sauce, tamarind chutney or coriander and mint chutney and with fried green chillies.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 servings

1 cupmethi leaves chopped finely
2 tbspcoriander chopped finely
3-4green chillies chopped finely
1 inchginger grated
1/4th tsp coriander seeds half crushed
1/4 th tspblack pepper half crushed
1/4 tspajwain
2 tspsesame seeds
1/2 cupgramflour (besan)
3 tbsprice flour
2 tspfine semolina
1 tbspcornflour
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspred chilli powder
To taste salt
1/2 tspsugar
1/4 tspbaking soda
2 tbsphot oil for batter
1/2 cupoil for frying
As neededwater to make a thick batter
1 tsplemon juice

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Clean, wash thoroughly, drain water and chop the methi leaves finely discarding the stems.Add chickpea flour/ besan, rice flour, sooji, cornflour, grated ginger, half crushed coriander seeds, black peppercorns, ajwain,sesame seeds,chopped coriander, green chillies,turmeric, red chilli powder, salt and sugar to taste.Mix all well and add hot oil.Now add water gradually to form a thick batter.Whisk and make sure there are no lumps.
2

When the fritters are ready for frying, add baking soda and sqeeze lemon juice over it. Squeeze out all moisture from the chopped methi leaves.Add in the prepared batter and give it a nice mix.
3

Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Once the oil is hot enough, reduce flame to medium heat. Drop small balls in oil.Fry them on medium heat until golden brown and crispy on all sides.Remove them on paper towel.Fry few slit green chillies.
4

Methi Na Gota or Pakoda is ready.Serve them hot with fried green chillies, tomato sauce or tamarind or green chutney and savour the flavours of fresh methi leaves fritters with a cup of tea or coffee.