Sunday, July 30, 2017

Mint Pakoda - Crispy Snack



Ingredients:

1. Gram flour - 150 gms
2. Rice flour - 50 gms
3. Corn flour - 2 tbsp
4. Chopped Mint - 1/2 cup
5. Chopped coriander - 1/2 cup
6. Green chillies - 4 nos
7. Ginger - an Inch sized piece
8. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
9. Ghee - 2 tbsp
10. Hing - 1 tsp
11. Salt - as required.

Method:

1. Add the chopped mint and coriander leaves to the mixing bowl.


2. Grind the ginger and chilli to a nice smooth paste 
3. Add the flours, ginger chilli paste, hing, red chilli powder, salt and ghee



4. With the moisture from the greens and the ghee , try to incorporate the dry and wet ingredients. The moisture be enough to form a dough. if you still see crumbles of raw flour, please sprinkle some water and form a smooth ball of dough as shown below.


5. Pinch small irregular pieces of the dough and drop it in hot oil and fry until golden brown. the more the asymmetrical pieces, more the beauty of the pakodas. 
Serve hot. 


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