Pasta Pakora

Name: Pasta Pakora
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup pasta; 2 green cardamoms; 4 cloves; 1 " cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 1 star anise; 1/2 cup besan (gram flour); 2 tbsp. rice flour; pinch baking soda; to taste salt; 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp. red chilli flakes; 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder; 1 tsp. kasuri methi, crushed; oil to deep fry

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#dussehra - Looking for something unique, something that you have not tried earlier as appetizers this festive season? Then get hold of some pasta (I used Bow tie pasta) and dish out these yummy and crispy pakoras. It takes very less time and can be dished out in a jiffy. So treat your loved ones to these amazing batter fried small bites with some tomato sauce or green chutney.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Saved

Ingredients

1 cuppasta
2green cardamoms
4cloves
1" cinnamon stick
2bay leaves
1star anise
1/2 cupbesan (gram flour)
2 tbsp.rice flour
pinchbaking soda
to tastesalt
1/4 tsp.turmeric powder
1/2 tsp.red chilli flakes
1/2 tsp.garam masala powder
1 tsp.kasuri methi, crushed
oil to deep fry

Saved

Steps

1

Boil the pasta in sufficient water along with cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves and star anise. Drain and keep aside.
2

Make a batter with besan, rice flour, all the dry spices and required quantity of water. The consistency should be neither too runny or thick.
3

Heat oil in a pan. Dip the boiled pasta in the batter and drop them gently in the hot oil in batches.
4

Fry on a medium flame till golden in colour. Drain on a tissue paper and serve as an appetizer with tomato sauce or green chutney.