Place the ingredients except oil, flour, salt, chopped leaves, onion etc in a bowl mix all the ingredients well. You can add all the mentioned ingredients at the same time together. no need to use water. use your fingers to combine them together. all ingredients should be coated with flour. sprinkle some water if needed. when you add a spoonful of hot oil, the pakoras will be crispy

Use medium high flame. Do not use high flame as it will burn the pakoras After heating the oil in a kadai, take the a little of the batter mixture, about 1/4 c, squeeze, in the hot oil. you will see bubbles in the oil. Separate the thin pakoras in the oil with a spoon. As the pakoras are frying you will see bubbles in the oil. Stir the pakoda with a spoon. When fried completely, about 4-5 minutes, there will be no more bubbles.