Ingredients

• Besan - 250 g
• Onions - 250 g, sliced thinly
• Rice powder - 1 tbsp
• Green chillies - 4, chopped fine
• Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 10, chopped
• Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
• Pudina leaves - 10, chopped
• Cashew nuts - 1 tbsp, chopped
• Cloves - 3
• Garlic cloves - 4
• Cinnamon - 1 inch
• Oil - 1 tbsp (and for frying)
• Salt

How to Make Tasty Crispy Pakoda

• Crush the cloves, garlic cloves and cinnamon.
• Take besan in a large plate (to facilitate thorough mixing) and add all ingredients (except oil for frying) and 1 tbsp of hot oil.
• Mix well with hand (usually no water is required as moisture content of onions and oil is enough to form hard but pliable dough).
• Heat oil and with wet fingers, take a handful of dough and slowly drop small (amla size) portions of it into hot oil.
• Fry pakodas till golden brown in colour and remove them onto a tissue paper.
• Serve them with any pickle or sauce.