Crispy Vegetable Pakora

Amazing little veggie snack. Traditional asian dish made vegan! really nice with some sort of vegan herb yogurt or asian dipping sauce too.

This recipe serves 10

Time: 20 Minutes

Equipment: mixing bowl, wooden spoon, medium saucepan

 

INGREDIENTS:

  • 240g/2 cups plain flour
  • 60g/½ cup corn flour
  • 50g black onion seeds (Nigella seeds)
  • ½ tsp curry powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Vegetable options: mushroom, broccoli, aubergine, chickpeas
  • Olive oil for frying

 

METHOD:

Sift the flours into a large mixing bowl, add all other dry ingredients and mix well.

Add the water and mix with a large wooden spoon until you have a thick paste consistency (almost like a dough), until smooth.

Dip your vegetables of choice into the pakora batter until fully coated.

Heat a medium saucepan half full of olive oil

Add the pakora to the hot oil and fry for a couple of minutes until crispy and golden brown.