Broccoli Pakora

By: Manjula Jain

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Broccoli Pakora

Broccoli Pakora

Broccoli Pakora is a delicious Indian snack. It is a spicy, crispy snack that serves as a great appetizer for any occasion. It can be served with chutney or tomato sauce or any other hot sauce.

Broccoli Pakora

Ingredients

  • 8-10 Broccoli Florets
  • 1 cup Besan/gram Flour
  • 1/4 Cup Rice Flour
  • 1 Tbsp All Purpose Flour/maida
  • 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Hing/asafoetida
  • 1 Pinch Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Salt - (adjust To Taste)
  • 3/4 Cup Water - (adjust As Needed)
  • 1 Cup Oil For Frying -

Instructions

  • In a wide bowl combine all the dry ingredients(Besan, Rice Flour, All purpose flour, Red chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Asafoetida, Baking soda and Salt)
  • Add water to this slowly to make a smooth batter. The batter should not be too thin or thick. Consistency should be like Idli/Dosa/Pancake batter.
  • Heat oil in Kadai in a medium high flame.
  • Dip the Broccoli Florets into the batter to make sure its evenly coated with the batter.
  • When oil is hot enough,(you can test this by adding a drop of batter into oil. It should come up nicely without getting getting dark/burnt immediately) add the battered Broccoli into the oil one by one slowly. Reduce the flame to medium.
  • Deep fry the Pakoras until crisp and golden brown turning them slowly in between.
  • Remove them from the oil using slotted spoon and drain excess oil in a paper towel. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Recipe submitted by Anandhi Ram

Broccoli Pakora

Broccoli Pakora

Broccoli Pakora is a delicious Indian snack. It is a spicy, crispy snack that serves as a great appetizer for any occasion. It can be served with chutney or tomato sauce or any other hot sauce.
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Course Appetizer
Cuisine Indian
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • 8-10 Broccoli Florets
  • 1 cup Besan/gram Flour
  • 1/4 Cup Rice Flour
  • 1 Tbsp All Purpose Flour/maida
  • 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Hing/asafoetida
  • 1 Pinch Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Salt - (adjust To Taste)
  • 3/4 Cup Water - (adjust As Needed)
  • 1 Cup Oil For Frying -

Instructions
 

  • In a wide bowl combine all the dry ingredients(Besan, Rice Flour, All purpose flour, Red chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Asafoetida, Baking soda and Salt)
  • Add water to this slowly to make a smooth batter. The batter should not be too thin or thick. Consistency should be like Idli/Dosa/Pancake batter.
  • Heat oil in Kadai in a medium high flame.
  • Dip the Broccoli Florets into the batter to make sure its evenly coated with the batter.
  • When oil is hot enough,(you can test this by adding a drop of batter into oil. It should come up nicely without getting getting dark/burnt immediately) add the battered Broccoli into the oil one by one slowly. Reduce the flame to medium.
  • Deep fry the Pakoras until crisp and golden brown turning them slowly in between.
  • Remove them from the oil using slotted spoon and drain excess oil in a paper towel. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.
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    Yahya
    April 5, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    Definitely going to try them on monday. But is there a subsitute for heing?