PYAAZ KI PAKODI--Crispy Onion


Pyaaz ki Pakodi – Crispy Onion Fritters

Ingredients:
  • Besan – 1 1/2 cups
  • Oil to fry
  • Green chilies, finely chopped – 8
  • Ginger – grated, 1/2 tsp
  • Onions – 2, large, thinly sliced
  •  Oil – 2 tbsp
  • Curry leaves – 1 or 2 sprigs, roughly chopped
  • Salt – 3/4 tsp
  • Pinch of baking soda

Method:
1.      In a mixing bowl, add sliced onions, besan, chopped green chilies, curry leaves, salt,  oil and baking soda. Mix well. Add just 1/4 cup of water and mix well to form a thick-hard batter. Go easy on water as onion and salt release water too.
2. In a kadai or wok, pour oil to deep fry and as soon as it is medium  hot, drop small and flattish balls of the batter using your hands into the hot oil. Reduce heat to medium and deep fry till they turn golden brown. Remove using a slotted spoon into a large strainer for excess oil to drip away. Continue until all the batter is used up.
Serve hot with chutney/sauce of your choice, along with chai/coffee or juice. served them with tamarind chutney along with other sides at Iftaar
 3       If you do not want to fry them, you can even shallow fry them in about 2 tbsp per batch in a non-stick frying pan. Make sure you flatten the batter so that they shallow fry evenly.  Serve them hot.