Do you know the pakora? Is a indian recipe. Increasingly distributed in Europe, in Indian restaurants, fast food and, above all, in kebabs. It consists of a vegetable mix with crushed chickpea flour and, later, fried. Do you want to know how to cook this exotic dish? Here we tell you.
What is it?
Pakora is a recipe of Indian, Pakistani origin y bangladeshi. The essential part of the recipe is the frying of vegetables in a mixture of chickpea flour. We can distinguish various types of pakora according to the ingredient that accompanies the flour: there are chicken and vegetables. However, giving free rein to the imagination can be done with any food.
It is usually consumed as aperitive at tea time, accompanied with some sauce or chutney. The latter is a bittersweet condiment made from fruits and vegetables that is cooked in vinegar with sugar. However, they also act as a starter. Even, main course if more ingredients are added.
If you want to prepare pakoras and achieve their characteristic flavor, do not forget the garam masala! Indispensable for this recipe. This product consists of a mix of typical indian spices. These provide the particular flavor and aroma to the dishes. There is no specific recipe for garam masala, but there are as many combinations as spices.
Ingredients
As we have commented, to make the pakora we have to perform three fundamental recipes: great masala, pakora and chutney.
- 150 grams of chickpea flour
- 100 ml water
- 1 small zucchini
- 1 potato
- 1 small cauliflower
- 1 cebolla
- 1 green pepper
- Daughters of spinach to taste
- Half a tablespoon of baking powder
Ingredients for the garam masala
- Half a teaspoon of cinnamon
- Two tablespoons of coriander
- A quarter of a cumin spoon
- One quarter of a spoon of black pepper
- XNUMX/XNUMX teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Half a teaspoon of turmeric
- One quarter of a tablespoon of ground cloves
- Half a teaspoon of nutmeg
Ingredients for the green chutney
- Two tablespoons of yogurt
- 50 grams of peppermint leaves
- 5 sprigs of coriander leaves
- 1 green chili
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
- Sal Island
- Chive
How to make pakoras?
The filling of the pakoras can vary according to the consumer's taste. Nevertheless, the common ingredient is chickpea flour. To start, the first thing we have to do is peel and cut the potatoes into thin slices. Cut the pepper and zucchini into thin julienne strips. Julienne the onion and wash and drain the spinach leaves.
Meanwhile, in a deep bowl we mix all the dry ingredients: the spices of garam masala, chickpea flour and baking powder. To this mixture we add the coriander, previously chopped, and add water. Once everything is stirred, we add water and we mix until we have a completely homogeneous mixture.
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On the other hand, we heat a frying pan with plenty of oil. At the same time we are coating the vegetables in the dough already created. Once ready, we go through the pan individually the vegetales until they are completely fried. The last step is to let them fry until acquire a golden color and place an absorbent paper that reduces the oil.
To prepare the chutney, you just have to Blend all ingredients that we have told you before. Remember to do it until this mixture is light green.
Serve the pakoras
Pakoras can be served and consumed in a variety of ways. Normally, they are consumed accompanied with a sauce that is poured on top. In some countries it is served as snack. But, in India they are eaten as hors d'oeuvres in restaurants.
Even in European countries, like Scotland, where there are many Indian or Pakistani immigrants sold in fast food restaurants. In these cases, they act as accompaniments to the kebab. Being french fries alternatives. They are served first thing in the morning and in the afternoon.
Conclusions
The pakora is a dish for the whole family. Plus… it's vegan! And easy to cook. The exoticity accompanying it gets the admiration of all the new consumers of this dish. So it may be the best choice to impress your friends, partner or family in a meal. And you ... have you tried them?
