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Methi pakoda recipe

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Methi Pakoda Recipe | Fenugreek Leaves Pakodas Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves 4
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup of fresh methi leaves cleaned and chopped coarsely (see notes)
  • 3/4 cup of besan / gram flour / kadalai maavu
  • 1 tsp of red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp of asafoetida / hing / perungaayam
  • 1 onion sliced thin
  • 1/2 tsp of powdered jeera
  • 1/4 tsp of ajwain / omam optional
  • 1 tsp of salt adjust to taste
  • 1 tbsp of rice flour or semolina / rava
  • 2-3 cups of oil for deep frying depending on size of your pan

Instructions
 

  • Mix together besan, rava or rice flour, onions, salt, chilli powder, ajwain, jeera, and hing.
  • Add enough water to make a thick batter that falls off your spoon with some resistance
  • Mix in the methi leaves
  • Heat oil for deep frying
  • Using a tablespoon, add spoonfuls of pakoda batter into the hot oil
  • Fry the pakoda until golden brown
  • Drain and set aside on a plate lined with a kitchen towel
  • Serve methi pakoda hot with ketchup or mint chutney