Thool Pakoda- Onion Pakoda

Name: Thool Pakoda- Onion Pakoda
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: As needed organic peanut oil or any other vegetable oil for deep frying; 1/4 cup Mint leaves, cut into small pieces; 1/2 cup Coriander leaves, cut into small pieces; 1/2 c Curry leaves, chopped; 1 tablespoon Onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 c besan flour; 2 tablespoons Rice flour; 1 tsp Chili powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Pepper powder; 1/2 tsp Garlic powder; 1/2 tsp Suku –dried ginger powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Asafoetida powder; Required Salt

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

A popular street food in Chennai, easy to make, aromatic, spicy, crispy and crunchy pakoras. great snack for rainy days #CA26 #Rainy Day Bites #onion #pakora

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

A popular street food in Chennai, easy to make, aromatic, spicy, crispy and crunchy pakoras. great snack for rainy days #CA26 #Rainy Day Bites #onion #pakora

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Ingredients

15-20 mins

6 servings

As neededorganic peanut oil or any other vegetable oil for deep frying
1/4 cupMint leaves, cut into small pieces
1/2 cupCoriander leaves, cut into small pieces
1/2 cCurry leaves, chopped
1 tablespoonOnion, thinly sliced
1/2 cbesan flour
2 tablespoonsRice flour
1 tspChili powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspPepper powder
1/2 tspGarlic powder
1/2 tspSuku –dried ginger powder
1/2 tspCumin powder
1/2 tspAsafoetida powder
RequiredSalt
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Steps

15-20 mins

1

Prepare a checklist. Keep the necessary items near the cooking area
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Place the ingredients except oil, flour, salt, chopped leaves, onion etc in a bowl mix all the ingredients well. 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
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4

Transfer the pakoras to a serving plate. aromatic, spicy crispy and tasty pakoras are ready to serve. share with friends and family on a rainy day

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on June 22, 2026 22:14

USA

I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography