Keerai Pakoda

Ingredients:

Chopped greens (any type of Keerai) – 1 cup
Besan flour – 2 cups
Rice flour – ½ cup
Curd – 2 tablespoon
Big Onion - 1
Ginger – a small piece
Garlic flakes – 4 Nos
Green chillies – 4 Nos
Salt – as per taste
Oil – for deep frying

Method:

Chop onion, green chillies, ginger and garlic finely.
Mix besan, rice flour, curd, chopped ginger and garlic, green chillies and salt. Add little water and make a dough. Keep it for half-an-hour. Then add chopped onion and keerai to the dough and mix well.
Heat oil in a kadai and take out a lump of the dough and drop it in small portions. Fry till it become golden brown and crisp.
Remove it and put it on a paper towel to absorb the excess oil on it.

Cauliflower Pakoda

Ingredients:
1 cauliflower cut into small florets
2 cups besan
1/2 tsp ginger and 1 tbsp dhania (ground together)
salt to taste
1 onion, chopped
3 chillies, cut finely
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
Few Chopped coriander leaves
oil for frying


Instructions:
1. Mix everything in a bowl and add little water and beat the mixture to form a thin and smooth batter.
2. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
3. Dip the cauliflower pieces into the batter and deep fry on medium heat until golden brown.

Onion Pakoda

Ingredients:
Kadalai Maavu (Besan) 1 cup
Green Chillies 2 finely chopped
Rice flour 1 tsp
Rawa 1 tsp
Onion lengthly chopped 1 cup
Ghee 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Red Chilli Powder to taste
Coriander and Curry Leaves
Pinch of soda (optional)
Oil for deep frying
Water to knead.

Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, put Onion slices, Chopped Green Chillies, Coriander and Curry Leaves, Salt, Soda and Ghee.
2. Mix everything with hand and leave it aside for about 20 minutes.
3. Now, add Besan, Rice Flour, Rawa and mix thoroughly.
4. Need be, sprinkle some water.
5. Heat Oil in a kadai, roughly make small fritters and deep fry in oil.
6. Drain out excess oil and store in an air tight container.