Vegetables in batter (pakory)

Fried vegetables in batter are also known in Russian cuisine. However in Indian cuisine, the batter that is used to coat vegetables before frying is made not from wheat flour but from pea flour.

In this case a crust on vegetables turns out crispy and tender. In addition, a dish acquires an additional nourishing value, because a pea is contained by many albumens. A pea flour can be purchased in the Indian shops or ground from dry pea wıth hand mill or electric mill. Make the attempt and result will compensate all your efforts!

Pakory can be cooked practically from any vegetables. Pumpkin, eggplants, the sweet potatoes need to be cut on thin slices (6 mm), and cauliflower and broccoli – to divide on inflorescence. Some hard vegetables (potato, cauliflower) must be better preliminary boiled on a pair to to the half made.

Pakory is served up as an appetizer with the apple or tomato seasoning.

2/3 cups (150g) of pea flour; 1/2 teaspoon of sodas; 2 teaspoons of salt; 2 teaspoons of ground coriander; ½ teaspoons of turmeric; 1/4 teaspoons of asafoetida; 1 cup (250 ml) of cold water; 675 gramme of the cut vegetables; melted or vegetable butter for frying .

Sift pea flour in large bowl and add spiceries, salt and soda. Slowly infuse into cold water and knead. The density must remind the dough as for pancake. Pour the melted or vegetable butter in little steel pan with a pen in such volume, in order the depth of layer must not be less than 7 sm. Warm up the butter on moderate fire to such temperature, that the drop of dough that is thrown in this butter must be immediatly emerged on a surface.

Put a little bit of cut vegetables in dough. One by one take out the pieces of coated vegetables in batter, slightly shake, delete superfluous dough, and carefully put them into hot butter. Fry pakory a few minutes, turning with the perforated spoon as necessary, while they will not turn brown and will not become crispy.

Take out and will put in a colander in order the butter will flow down. Just fry other pieces of vegetables in the same manner.

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