Pakoda is a popular snack of India. Traditional pakodas are made with gram flour. It is crispy and is welcome at anytime of the day. Onions are used in this snack, I have replaced onions with spring onions – the taste is no less.
Ingredients
- Oatmeal – 1 cup (old fashioned)
- Gram flour/ besan flour – 1/2 cup
- Rice flour – 1/4 cup
- Water – 2 tablespoons
- Spring onions – 1.5 cups (chopped)
- Ginger – 1 inch piece (grated)
- Red chili powder- ½ teaspoon
- Baking soda- ¼ teaspoon
- Olive oil – 2 tablespoons
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
Directions
1. Soak oatmeal in a cup of water for 5 to 6 minutes. Drain the water and squeeze the excess water from oats. Set aside
2. In another bowl, mix gram flour, rice flour, salt, baking soda, chili powder. Mix them thoroughly. Add chopped onions and grated ginger.
3. Warm 2 tablespoons of olive oil and pour over the mixture. Stir in soaked oatmeal. Mix thoroughly. You will get a crumbly texture.
4. Add water little by little and knead to stiff dough. It should not be too sticky.
5. Heat oil in a fry pan and drop the mixture in the form of even sized pieces.
6. Fry until it is golden on all sides. Remove from oil and serve with ketchup or mint chutney.
Notes
Add very little water to knead the dough. Excess water may turn the pakodas soft and not crunchy.
This snack tastes best when had immediately. It can be stored for two days but it becomes soft.
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