Onion pakora

Ingredients:

• Besan or Gram flour – 1 and 1/2 cup
• Rice flour – 1/4 cup
• Red chili pwdr - 2tsps
• Long green chillies – 2
• Curry leaves – 7 to 8 leaves
• Coriander leaves or cilantro – 1/2 cup
• Sliced onion – 1/2 cup
• Pinch of baking soda
• Hot ghee or clarified butter – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

Method:

1. Take a big bowl and add besan flour, rice flour, salt, baking soda and red chili powder. Mix well.
2. Add thinly sliced onions, chopped cilantro, curry leaves and green chillies. Mix well
3. Sprinkle some water and make a thick batter, more like a thick dough.
4. You should be able to crumble it in the hot oil. Set it aside.
5. Heat oil in a kadai or a deep and heavy bottomed container.
6. When oil is hot enough to fry, take a small portion of the batter and sprinkle it in the hot oil.
7. Turn the pakora both the sides to cook fully. When it becomes nice golden brown in color, remove them from oil.
8. It has to be crisp on the outside and semi soft on the inside.
9. Repeat the same procedure with the rest of the batter.
10. Serve hot.