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Pakoras

Ingredients :

1 green chilli, chopped

thumb-sized piece ginger, roughly chopped

1 tomato, roughly chopped

200g gram flour

1 ½ tsp chilli powder

1 ½ tsp garam masala

1 ½ tsp ground coriander

2 medium potatoes, peeled, halved and thinly sliced, then halved into quarter moons

½ aubergine, thinly sliced, then halved into quarter moons

½ cauliflower, cut into florets

1 large onion, finely sliced

½ lemon, juiced

vegetable oil, for frying

chutney, to serve

Method :

Step 1

Heat oven to 120C/100C fan/ gas 1/2. Make a paste by blitzing the chilli, ginger and tomato together, then set aside.

Step 2

Mix the gram flour with the spices. Add all the prepared vegetables and toss in the mix. Slowly add 150ml water until the batter coats the vegetables – they should be well coated, but not swimming in it.

Step 3

Add the tomato mixture and get your hands in there, mixing well until everything is incorporated. Add a little lemon juice and seasoning.

Step 4

Heat the oil to 180C. Take a handful of the mix and squeeze it into a loose little ball, to ensure the vegetables stick to each other when lowered in the oil. Use a spoon to carefully drop the ball into the oil.

Step 5

Fry for about 4 mins until golden and crispy, then taste to test for seasoning and consistency. You may also need to add a little water or gram our to the mixture at this point if your tester ball didn’t hold together. Repeat, frying the remaining mixture in batches.

Step 6

Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm in the oven as you go. Serve immediately with chutney.

Source: bbcgoodfood.com

Serves : 6

Time :

Swadisth Bhojan – smakelijk eten – Bon appétit – Enjoy your meal