Onion Pakoda

Onion Pakoda is a famous street food from India! These bhajiyas are crispy & crunchy deep fried fritters made with onions mixed in chickpea flour & some spices.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Indian, streetfood

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 143.36kcal

Author Priya Lakshminarayan

Equipment

Ingredients

3 onions
1-2 tablespoon ajwain/carom seeds
¼ cup chopped cilantro
1 cup chickpea flour/besan use as needed
3-4 tablespoon semolina/rawa
1 tablespoon red chilli powder
½ tablespoon turmeric powder
salt as required
oil for frying

Instructions

Slice onions and transfer them to a mixing bowl.
Add ajwain seeds/carom seeds and chopped cilantro to it.
Then add besan/chickpea flour, semolina, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt.
Adding water little by little, give it all a good mix. It should not be too thin. Refer the pic to know the consistency.
Heat oil to fry. Once its hot enough, add spoonfuls of the batter to the hot oil and fry till they turn golden brown.
Take them out onto a paper towel to soak off the excess oil. These onion pakodas are best enjoyed hot!
Serve them immediately with some green chutney/meetha chutney/ketchup

Notes

I heard from another friend that they use caramelized onions in the recipe to give it more flavor. I plan to try that the next time. If you do, let me know how that turned out.
You can also follow the exact same steps to make cabbage bhajiyas instead of onions. Just use shredded cabbage instead of sliced onions.
For extra crispiness, mix 1-2 tablespoons of rice flour in the batter along with the chickpea flour

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