Nothing matches the joy of relishing hot pakoras with a hot cup of tea during the rainy season. Here are seven easy recipes you can try to prepare a wide variety of pakoras at home.
Cut onions into long pieces. Make a batter with besan, salt, chilli powder, turmeric, chaat masala, and garam masala. Dip onion slices into the batter and deep-fry until crispy. Serve hot with green and red chutney.
Potato pakoras are everyone’s favourite. They are the perfect choice during the rainy season. Slice potatoes thinly, dip them in a batter of besan and spices, and fry until crispy.
Enjoy Paneer Pakora with a cup of tea during the rainy season. Cut paneer into small pieces. Dip them in besan batter and deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown.
Chop vegetables like cabbage, carrots, peas, capsicum, etc. Prepare a batter with besan and spices, add the veggies into the mixture. Fry these until crispy for delicious mixed vegetable pakoras.
Take long spinach leaves, dip them in besan and spices batter, and fry until crispy. Enjoy these crispy spinach pakoras with a hot cup of tea.
During the rainy season, you can also prepare Lauki Pakoras or Koftas. Grate bottle gourd, mix it with besan, and fry the mixture into pakoras until crispy.
For a healthier alternative to besan pakoras, soak moong dal and coarsely grind it. Add green chilli, salt, red chilli powder, and chaat masala to the mixture, then fry pakoras until golden brown. Enjoy these tasty mangodes with tea.