Mixed vegetable pakoras

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Had these at a restaurant recently and they were lovely - I actually asked the chef how he made them (but I forgot what he told me so am posting here! :bummer:)

They were big golf ball sized pakoras with peas, green beans, mashed potato and some other stuff in, and it was dipped in besan and fried. Crunchy besan layer on the outside, soft veggie filling on the inside - absolutely delicious!

Anyone have any idea how you’d make them?

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Re: Mixed vegetable pakoras

yeh to laal bujhakkaR se pooch kar bataanaa paRegaa :hmmm:

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Re: Mixed vegetable pakoras

almost sounds like an aloo ki kachori :hmmm: you can add peas and any other veggies to the mashed potato mixture

try this recipe, but instead of wrapping it in a poori, dip it in besan/pakora batter and fry

**Stuffing-

  • Boiled and mashed potatoes-4 (medium)
  • Mint leaves,chopped-1/2 cup
  • Green chilies,minced-1 tsp
  • Ginger,chopped- 1tsp
  • Dried Pomegrante seed powder-3 tsp
  • Red chili powder-1.5 tsp
  • Mango powder-1.5 tsp
  • Coriander powder- 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
  • Crushed coriander seeds-1 tsp
  • Asafoetida-1/4 tsp
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Cooking oil-1 tsp(to add in the stuffing)
  • Cooking oil -to deep fry

PROCEDURE-

  1. Outer covering/pastry shell-take a big bowl and add all the ingredients listed for making outer layer.
  2. Mix well and make a soft dough with cold water,cover and rest for 10 minutes.
  3. Knead well and make equal size balls from the dough.
  4. Stuffing- In a bowl add all the ingredients for stuffing and mix properly.
  5. Make equal size balls from the mixture,slightly bigger then the dough balls.
  6. Now dust the dough balls with refined flour and roll to make a medium thick poori.
  7. Place the potato ball in the centre and pull and close the poori from all sides,pinch off extra dough and make a round ball.
  8. Heat oil in a deep pan, add the kachoris on medium heat .
  9. Now* lower the flame* after a minute and fry the kachoris on low heat from both sides till golden in colour.
  10. Drain on a paper napkin to absorb the extra fat,

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**Serving suggestions-serve with mint chutney and date tamarind chutney

**Maayeka: Aloo Kachori / Potato Puffs

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Re: Mixed vegetable pakoras

I have a bag of frozen veggies in the freezer - it has green beans, peas, carrots, I think cauliflower too. Am gonna try cooking that with aaloo and adding all the spices above, then dipping in besan and frying.

I do have one question though: how would one get the besan to coat the pakora? Make a proper pakora mix? I was thinking of just rolling around in dry besan - would that work??

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Mixed vegetable pakoras

I would still make the besan coating like a liquid pakora batter, it doesn’t have to be thick. It go I if you just roll it in dry besan it will won’t give you that same result