Ingredients

• 1 cup moong dal (green gram) soaked overnight
• 1 carrot
• 1 large onion
• 1 capsicum
• 1 slice cabbage
• 8-10 leaves spinach
• 6-7 green chillies
• 1 piece ginger
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 cup gram flour or rice flour
• oil to deep fry

How to Make Traditional Vegetable Pakoras

• Soak dal overnight. Wash and clean in the morning.
• Add the green chilli and ginger. Grind to a paste either by hand or electric grinder.
• Chop all the vegetables fine. A chopper may also be used to save time.
• Chop spinach separately by hand. Add to batter.
• Add the flour, salt and turmeric.
• Heat oil till hot enough to fry.
• Take a tbsp of this oil and add to batter. Mix it.
• Drop bite-sized pakoras into hot oil. Deep-fry on medium till golden brown.
• Serve hot with tomato sauce or tamarind chutney.