Onion Pakora

Name: Onion Pakora
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 2 red onions large; 3 green chili; ¼ cup cilantro; 2tbsp curry leaves; 1tsp ginger; 1tbsp chili powder; ½tsp cumin; ½ tsp ajwain seeds; ½tsp turmeric; 1tsp salt; 1 cup chickpea flour; ¼ cup cornstarch; Peanut oil to fry

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:8min

These Indian onion fritters are so tasty you might just finish a whole batch by yourself. If you can’t find curry leaves or ajwain seeds, you can simply substitute with some fresh mint!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:02:01 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories368.4 kcal (18%)

Total Fat9.6 g (14%)

Carbs55.8 g (21%)

Sugars7.6 g (8%)

Protein15.2 g (30%)

Sodium1300.5 mg (65%)

Fiber7.4 g (26%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

2red onions

large

3green chili

¼ cupcilantro

2 Tbspcurry leaves

1 tspginger

1 Tbspchili powder

½ tspcumin

½ tspajwain seeds

½ tspturmeric

1 tspsalt

1 cupchickpea flour

¼ cupcornstarch

Peanut oil

to fry

Instructions

Step 1

Slice your onions not too finely. Chop the chili, coriander and curry leaves and the ginger. Add them to a large bowl

Step 2

To the same bowl add all of the remaining ingredients minus the flour and cornstarch. With your hand, mix and squeeze for 5 minutes, until the onions release their juice and the mixture is well combined and wet.

Step 3

To the same bowl add the flour and cornstarch. Again mix for 5 minutes with your hand until the mixture is doughy and no loose flour remains

Step 4

Fry in hot peanut oil until golden brown and drain on a paper towel. Buon appetito :)