Sunday 26 May 2013
This is the well know
appetizer in Indian Cuisine and serve mostly in evening snacks and can be accompanied
by several dishes.
Recipe for Egg Pakora
Ingredients
(1) Egg- 2
(2) Besan (gram flour) - 1 cup
(3) Red chilli powder- ¼ teaspoon
(4) Coriander powder- ½ teaspoon
(5) Garam masala powder- ¼ teaspoon
(6) Aam choor powder (dry mango powder) - ¼ teaspoon
(7) Dry ginger powder- ¼ teaspoon
(8) Coriander leaves (chopped) - 2 tablespoons
(9) Salt to taste
(10) Oil for deep fry
Method
(1) Beat eggs. Do not add salt to it. Heat a little oil in a pan. Pour egg to the pan and make omelette. Take off the pan, cool and cut it into thick long strips.
(2) For the batter, sift besan to remove lumps. Add to besan, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, aam choor powder, dry ginger coriander leaves, salt to taste and by adding little water at time make a semi-thick batter.
(3) Add egg strips into the batter and coat it
well with batter.
(4) Heat a wok or wok with enough oil to deep fry. Let the oil heat up. Then add one by one egg strips well coated with batter into the hot oil.
(4) Heat a wok or wok with enough oil to deep fry. Let the oil heat up. Then add one by one egg strips well coated with batter into the hot oil.
(5) Deep fry on both sides to a golden brown
colour. Take pakoras out of the oil and drain on a paper towel.
Your Pakoras are ready, serve hot with Tomato Sauce.
