pakoray

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Re: pakoray

A trick to test whether you've mixed the besan to the right consistency - dribble a few drops of mixed besan in a cup of water - if it floats, your besan is the correct consistency. If it sinks it's too thick, if it dissolves, it's too thin.

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[quote="Niksik"]

Sara, making pakoray should never be complicated. In fact the simpler the batter, the better the pakora:

Take a cup of besan, add 1 level tsp salt, half tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp zeera. Now take lukewarm water, add slowly, and mix with your fingers until the consistency is not runny and not stiff. Leave it for at least half hour.

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Excellent.

What about making phulkies. For phulkies(without any vegetables) my sister mix the besan and water with salt, chilli and zeera and keep on forking it till when she drops some of the mixture in a glass of water, it floats. Then her phulikies are very soft and bigger.

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You can also dribble a drop of the liquid mixture into the oil to check if its hot enough

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Re: pakoray

all this talk of pakoras...and none to eat!
so who's gonna bring some over for me? :D

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I mix up the besan and soda with some water and keep it aside for half an hour. Just before frying, I add onion, potatoes, spring onions and coriander to the mix. For masalas, I use salt, red chilli powder, kutti mirch, ajwain, sabut dhaniya, zeera and anardana. Fry them at medium heat and they won't be uncooked.

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**One ingredient that you should try adding to the pakoray mixture is ANARDANA......it gives it a lovely tangy taste and flavour ! **

Along with cilantro , onions , green chillies , whole coriander seeds , red chilli powder and cumin powder***....

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well soryy, you'll have to make some. Nothing is free these days. :p