Kambu pakoda/Healthy Pearl millet Fritters/ ஆரோக்கியமான கம்பு பக்கோடா/bajra pakora recipe

Ingredients

Kambu flour/bajra flour/pearl millet flour – 1 cup
Besan flour/ Gram flour – ½ cup
Rice flour – ¼ cup
Onion – 2 nos
Green chilies – 2 nos
Curry leaves – 2 springs
Coriander leaves – fist full
Peanut – 3 tbsp
Hot oil – 3 tbsp
Water as required
Salt as required
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp

Method

1. Take a mixing bowl, add kambu flour, besan and rice flour and mix well. To this add salt, red chilli powder, garam masala powder.

2. Then add finely chopped onion, peanuts, curry leaves and coriander leaves and mix everything well. To this, now add 3 tablespoon of hot oil and mix well. The hot oil plays the main part in making the pakodas crispier.

3. Add water little by little and mix well so that all the ingredients are mixed up well.

4. Heat oil in a pan and keep the flame in medium. Check if the oil is hot by dropping a pinch of dough and if the dough raises up immediately, then the oil is ready. Take handfull of pakoda mixture and gently drop it in pieces in the oil.

5. Deep fry the pakoda in medium flame till the pakoda is crispy and turns golden brown color. Remove the pakoda from oil and place it in paper towel to drain excess oil.

6. Serve the yummy and crispy Kambu Pakoda with hot coffee / tea