ONION PAKODA

Onion Pakoda

Onion pakoda is a simple mouthwatering  snack which every one likes to eat when the climate is cool and the sky drizzles rain in your green garden. A plate full of pakoda with a cup of hot tea or coffee is a perfect snack when guests come. This doesn't need any pre preparation. Pakodas can also be had as a starter. Have these with sambar rice and it tastes yummy.
INGREDIENTS

• Besan                       1 cup
• Rice flour                 2 Tsp
• Oil                            1 Tsp
• Onion                       1 large
• Green chillies            2(finely chopped)
• Salt                           to taste
• Turmeric                   a pinch
• Curry leaves              a few
• Oil                             for deep frying

Onion Pakoda

PROCEDURE
Chop the onions into thin slices. Add the salt (enough for the pakodas) and mix well. Leave the onions aside for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes you will find the onions oozing out the water. Now to these onion pieces add the besan, rice flour, turmeric, chopped green chilies, curry leaves and one table spoon of hot oil. Mix all the ingredients well. The water in the onions will be enough to make a thick batter. If you feel the batter is not formed sprinkle little water and mix well. The batter should be thick and at the same time sticky. Heat the pan and pour in the oil for deep frying. When the oil is heated take a spoonful of  batter and gently drop in the oil. If you add more of the onions you can get much more crisper and tastier pakodas . Do not overload the pan with the batter. Fry the pakodas on a medium flame till they are crisp and golden brown and take them onto a paper napkin. Serve with ketchup and sweet or a cup of hot coffee.    
TIPS

• Add a tablespoon of ginger garlic paste for a different twist.
• To get soft pakodas increase the besan and mix the batter with water and make the batter a little bit thin as idly batter.
• Add desired vegetables to make veggie pakodas.
• Add a couple of spoons of hot oil while making the batter. The hot oil added to the pakoda batter makes the pakodas crisp and they melt away in your mouth.