Recipe - Onion Pakora (Vengaya Pakora)

2 teaspoon Ghee
1 pn Baking soda
1 cup Bengal gram flour (besan,
chickpea flour)
One half cup Rice flour
2 tablespoon Ghee
3 Onions; finely chopped
1 Potato (optional); finely
chopped
A piece of ginger 1 inch,;
peeled and minced
4 Green chilies; finely
chopped
1 teaspoon Chili powder
1 bn Cilantro (coriander);
finely chopped
Salt; to taste
Water; as required
Oil; for deepfrying

Place 2 tsp. ghee and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Rub together until
frothy. Add the remaining ingredients and combine well, using sufficient
water to make a thick batter. Heat oil in a heavy frying pan. Drop
spoonfuls of batter into the oil. Fry the pakoras until golden in color.
When cooked, drain the excess oil on a sheet of brown paper or paper
towels. Serve hot with chutney. From: "Dakshin Vegetarian Cuisine From
South India" by Chandra Padmanabhan
Recipe By : "Dakshin" by Chandra Padmanabhan

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #276

Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 15:05:47 0800

From: sweber@ix.netcom.com (Sharon Raghavachary)