Aloo Pakora Recipe
Potatoes are vegetables which are high source of Vitamins and minerals. Similar to Bananas 100 gm Potato provides 12% Potassium, 8% dietary fiber, 31% Vitamin C and 15% Vitamin B6. They are also called Aloo in Hindi language. Potatoes are 4th most consumed crop in the world and is a staple food for many households. They complement most dishes and hence are very popular. They are prepared and served in many different ways such as - Boiled Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Baked Potatoes, French Fries and Aloo Pakoras. In this article we will talk about Aloo Pakora recipe is a simple recipe to prepare at home over weekend. It is a very popular snack in Indian Sub-continent. Aloo Pakora recipe is a simple recipe that you can easily prepare at home as tea time snack or for parties.
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Servings: 2
Calories: 212kcal
Ingredients
Main Ingredients for Aloo Pakora
- 150 g Potato Aloo
Main Ingredients for Aloo Pakora Batter
- 1/3 cup Gram flour Besan
- 1 tbsp Rice flour Chawal Aata
- 5 g Green Chillies Hari Mirch
- 1/4 tsp Carom Seeds Ajwain
- 1/8 tsp Red chillies powder Lal Mirch
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Haldi
- Pinch of Asafoetida Hing
- 1/4 tsp Salt As per taste
- Few Coriander leaves
Optional Ingredients for Aloo Pakora
- 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
Frying
- Vegetable Oil for deep frying for deep frying
Garnishing
- 1/4 tsp Chat Masala for added flavour and garnishing
- 1/8 tsp dried Parsley for added flavour and garnishing
- 1/8 tsp dried Oregano for added flavour and garnishing
Instructions
Preparation Steps to make Aloo Pakora
- Finely chop Green chillies and Coriander leaves.5 g Green Chillies, Few Coriander leaves
- Thinly Chop Potato into circular shapes.150 g Potato
- Take approx 2 cup Vegetable oil in a deep frying pan and put it on gas and switch it to high flame. This you can do so that oil is heated till the time you prepare the batter.Vegetable Oil for deep frying
How to make Aloo Pakora Batter
- Now to prepare the batter, take Gram Flour, Rice flour, Asafoetida, Red chilies powder, green chilies, coriander leaves, Turmeric, Garam Masala. Salt and Carom Seed in a bowl and add 1/2 cup water to it.1/3 cup Gram flour, 1 tbsp Rice flour, 5 g Green Chillies, 1/4 tsp Carom Seeds, 1/8 tsp Red chillies powder, 1/4 tsp Turmeric, Pinch of Asafoetida, 1/4 tsp Salt, Few Coriander leaves, 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
- Now mix all Ingredients properly so that there are no lump formations else it will spoil the experience. Your batter is now ready.
How to make Aloo Pakora
- By now the oil in frying pan should be hot enough to make Aloo Pakora. To check this take 1/2 tsp batter and drop it in the frying pan. If it makes intense fizzing sound and the batter drop immediately floats in oil then it means oil is ready for frying.
- Take Aloo slices and mix it well with batter such that batter wraps each Aloo slice piece properly and drop it in hot oil. Be cautious of the hot oil spatter as they may cause burn. This may happen if you accidentally drop water droplets in the hot oil, so be careful.
- While you fry, roll over Aloo Pakoras so they get fried evenly on both sides. Fry Aloo Pakora until they turn golden brown. Once they get the required colour you can take them out using slotted turner or slotted spoon.
- Your Aloo Pakoras are now ready to be served. Before serving, sprinkle some Chat Masala and some herbs such as Parsley and Oregano on top of Aloo Pakoras.1/4 tsp Chat Masala, 1/8 tsp dried Parsley, 1/8 tsp dried Oregano
Notes
Some considerations while cooking and serving -
- In case you do not have Rice flour, you can skip it and the Aloo Pakoras will still be delicious.
- Do not fry Pakoras on low flame as in such case they will soak more oil and not cook properly.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 212kcal (11%) | Carbohydrates: 30g (10%) | Protein: 6g (12%) | Fat: 8g (12%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 310mg (13%) | Fiber: 4g (17%) | Sugar: 3g (3%)
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