One of My Favourite Recipes – Pakoras

Pakoras – Deep fried vegetable fritters

Ingredients:

3 cups besan
3 potatoes – chopped small
Handful baby spinach – roughly chopped
1 tablespoon red chilli powder
1 tablespoon cumin powder
2 tablespoons freshly chopped ginger or 1 tablespoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon salt
Handful roughly chopped coriander leaves

In a bowl mix all of the above to make a thick batter.
Heat 4 cups of oil (canola or olive for less fat) in a small wok or frying pan.
Drop 1 heaped teaspoon of batter at a time into the oil.
Deap-fry in batches of 8 pakoras until they are brown all over.
Remove and drain on paper towels.
Serve hot with coriander chutney.
These taste good even without chutney.

Coriander Chutney

Ingredients:
1 bunch of coriander leaves
2 medium sized tomatoes
2 inch piece of ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
3 green chillies roughly chopped
Salt to taste
Black pepper
Juice of half a lime

Blend all the ingredients together in a blender or a food processor.
If you want a milder chutney, stir in 2 tablespoons plain yogurt.