Recipe: at dinner Onion Pakoda (South Indian Crunchy and Light Pakodas)

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Onion Pakoda (South Indian Crunchy and Light Pakodas). Onion pakoda recipe - pakoda or pakora are deep fried snack made with gram flour, salt, spices and a main ingredient like onion or a vegetable. Onion pakoda is one of the most popular & much loved snack especially during monsoon & cold winters. These are very commonly prepared in most Indian homes for an evening snack & is served with a cup of Masala tea.

Onion Pakoda Recipe Video: How to make crispy Onion Pakoda: Onion pakoras are easy to make with the following simple techniques.

Slice the onion thinly, avoid slicing it thicker.

It is served with coffee or tea.

You can have Onion Pakoda (South Indian Crunchy and Light Pakodas) using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Onion Pakoda (South Indian Crunchy and Light Pakodas)

1. It’s 2 cups of Onions (Thinly Sliced).

2. Prepare 1 1/4 cup of Besan (Gram Flour).

3. You need 1 tbsp of Rice Flour or Corn Flour.

4. You need To taste of Salt (As required).

5. You need 1 tsp of Ginger (Minced).

6. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Carom Seeds (Ajwain).

7. You need 3-4 of Green Chillies (Slited Half and then cut into inch piecesl).

8. Prepare 1 Sprig of Curry Leaves (Chopped).

9. You need 2 tbsp of Coriander Leaves (Chopped).

10. It’s As needed of Oil (For Deep Frying).

These are generally made as small pieces and fried so that the fried surface area is more.

They taste best when made with onions that have a lower water content such as red onion.

Crispy Onion Pakoda is one of the most favorite Indian snacks during Monsoons or Winter days.

These fritters taste even better when served with some delicious Indian Chutneys.

Onion Pakoda (South Indian Crunchy and Light Pakodas) step by step

1. Slice the onions moderately thin and add them to a bowl. Add chillies and curry leaves to the same bowl..

2. Add coriander leaves, salt and minced ginger to the bowl..

3. Nicely squeeze the onions with your fingers few times without mushing them up. Leave it aside for 5 minutes. This helps the onions to release some moisture..

4. Take a bowl. Add besan, ajwain and more salt if needed..

5. Add rice flour to the besan bowl. Add in the onion mixture. Mix everything well to coat the onions with the flour. The mixture will be fairly dry at this moment..

6. Add water 2 tbsps each time and mix the flour to make a moist mass of dough. The dough must be tight yet very moist and not soggy like batter else they absorb lot of oil while frying..

7. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadai until very hot. Pour this to the dough. Immediately the oil will sizzle. Mix the dough with a spoon as the oil is very hot..

8. Heat oil in the same kadai for deep frying the pakoda. Check if the oil is hot enough in the kadai by sliding a tiny piece of dough first. It has to rise and not sink in the oil. Next it should not brown too quickly. This is the right temperature. When the oil is hot enough, regulate the flame to medium high. Take a small amount of dough and make small pakoda with your fingers and slide them gently in the hot oil. Do not add too many pakodas. They should have some space to fry well..

9. While frying, flip the pakodas occasionally for even frying. Fry them till they turn crisp and golden. Then transfer them to an absorbent tissue placed into a plate..

10. Continue to make more onion pakoda in batches with the rest of the dough..

11. Serve onion pakoda hot with a cup of tea or coffee. You can also serve them with ketchup or any sauce or chutney of your choice..

If you love Pakoras, here are some more recipes - Punjabi Bread Pakora , Chawal Ke Pakode , Moong Dal Pakoda , Corn Pakoda, and Palak Pakoda.

Today's special snack, Crispy Onion Pakoda, is an extremely scrumptious light snack with a crunch, that can be served with any sweet.

You can prepare Pakodas with various vegetables.

To enhance the flavours and to take the recipe to the next level, add loads of fresh mint and coriander.

A great appetizer to start the potluck or party or a great filling evening snack.