Quick Vegetable Pakoras
Author: Caroline Trickey from Healthy Home Cafe
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Serves: 15
- 2 cups chopped vegetables, including shredded cabbage, chopped red capsicum, finely chopped red or spring onions, grated carrot and zucchini
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup fresh coriander, roughly chopped
- 1 sprig curry leaves - approx 16 leaves
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 2 cloves garlic, finely grated or chopped
- ½ green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup besan (chickpea) flour, plus a little extra as needed
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Extra virgin olive oil for frying
- Place chopped vegetables in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt
- Using your (freshly washed, very clean) hand, mix veggies together, then start to squeeze them to help release any moisture out of them
- Add coriander, curry leaves. ginger, garlic, chilli, turmeric and pepper to bowl, then sift in besan flour and baking powder
- Again with your hand, mix everything together until well combined
- You shouldn't need to add any water, and if your mix is quite wet, you may want to add a little extra besan flour, like 1-2 tablespoons
- Heat a fry pan over medium heat. When hot add some oil to coat the bottom of the pan
- Pick up bits of mixture, shape into a little disc and add to the pan
- Cook for 3-4 minutes, or until golden, then flip over and repeat on the other side
- Transfer cooked pakoras onto a plate or bowl covered with paper towel
- Eat while still warm
- YUM!
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at http://healthyhomecafe.com/2018/05/09/quick-vegetable-pakoras/
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