Besan Pakora
A short home-style guide to Besan Pakora. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Gram flour (besan)No gram flour (besan)? Use finely ground chana daal or rice flour (less flavour).
- Onion (Pyaz)No onion? Use spring onions, or a little onion powder (less depth).
- Potato (Aloo)No potato? Use sweet potato or turnip (shaljam).
Method
- Mix besan with water, salt, chilli and cumin into a thick batter.
- Fold in sliced onion and potato, then deep-fry spoonfuls until crisp.
Not for the air fryer. The batter is runny, so it drips through the basket. Fry this one.